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looker-on vs witness

witness vs looker-on

looker-on and witness both are nouns.

looker-on is not a verb while witness is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
looker-on Yes No No No
witness Yes No Yes No
As nouns, witness is a hypernym of looker-on; that is, witness is a word with a broader meaning than looker-on:
  • looker-on: someone who looks on
  • witness: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
Other hypernyms of looker-on include looker, spectator, viewer, watcher.
looker-on (noun) witness (noun)
someone who looks on testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
looker-on (verb) witness (verb)
be a witness to
perceive or be contemporaneous with
Difference between looker-on and witness

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