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innocent bystander

innocent bystander noun: a person who, although present at some event without taking part in it, is affected by it deleteriously.

Noun

innocent bystander (plural innocent bystanders)

  1. A person who, although present at some event without taking part in it, is affected by it deleteriously.

Forms of innocent bystander

pluralinnocent bystanders

Questions about innocent bystander

What does innocent bystander mean?
Innocent bystander means a person who, although present at some event without taking part in it, is affected by it deleteriously.
What part of speech is innocent bystander?
Innocent bystander is a noun.
What is the plural of innocent bystander?
The plural of innocent bystander is innocent bystanders.

Words near innocent bystander in the dictionary

  1. innocent agents
  2. innocent as a lamb
  3. innocent as a newborn babe
  4. innocent as the babe unborn
  5. innocent as the child unborn
  6. innocent bystander
  7. innocent bystanders
  8. innocent passage
  9. innocente
  10. innocenter
  11. innocentest

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