Plural of bystander

regular plural

The plural of bystander is bystanders.

Forms of bystander

The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.From the entry trigger-happy
Regular acts of courage—bystanders defusing fights, subordinates standing up to abusive power holders—inspired awe.2023 January 3, Dacher Keltner, “The Quiet Profundity of Everyday Awe”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The…. From the entry common
The Norman said nothing, but he did what the bystanders considered rather surprising in a knee-crooking Frenchman.2022, Ottilie A. Liljencrantz, The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days. From the entry knee-crooking
No bystanders were killed or injured in the attacks, he told RFA’s Uyghur Service.2015 May 13, Roseanne Gerin, Shohret Hoshur, “Six Dead, Four Injured in Two Successive Suicide Attacks in China’s Xinjiang”, in Shohret…. From the entry lop
Adults love to talk about the importance of bystanders in stopping social cruelty.2013, Rosalind Wiseman, Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New…. From the entry bystanding

noun A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

What is the plural of bystander?: The plural of bystander is bystanders.
Is bystander countable?: Bystander is a countable noun.

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