When was the word bystander first used?
Score: 4.8/5 (50 votes) "spectator, one who stands near," 1610s, from by + agent noun from stand (v.). They have been innocent at least since 1829. Stander-by is from 1540s.When was the word bystander invented?The term bystander effect was coined in 1969 by John Darley and Bibb Latane to refer to th...