sideliner
/ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnər/
noun
- A person who watches an activity or event without taking part in it.
- The sideliner observed the dance class from the back of the room.
- He was just a sideliner in the debate, listening but not contributing any arguments.
- At the soccer game, the sideliner cheered from the bench but never got to play.
- A person who is not actively involved in a particular situation or decision.
- Many voters feel like sideliners in the political process.
- When the team argued about the project, she remained a sideliner and didn't pick a side.
- The company's sideliners offered opinions but had no real power to change things.
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