Associations to the word «Bystander»

Wiktionary

BYSTANDER, noun. A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator.
BYSTANDER EFFECT, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see bystander,‎ effect.
BYSTANDER EFFECT, noun. (psychology) (singulare tantum) That someone is less likely to help another if other potential helpers are present than otherwise.

Dictionary definition

BYSTANDER, noun. A nonparticipant spectator.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin