(~s)
A ~ is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it.
It looks like an innocent ~ was killed instead of you.
N-COUNT
(~s)
A ~ is a person who is present when something happens and who sees it but does not take part in it.
It looks like an innocent ~ was killed instead of you.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012