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   spectator

   /spɛkˈteɪtə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who watches at a show, game, or other event: "around fifteen thousand spectators came to watch the thrills and spills"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French spectateur or Latin spectator, from spectare ‘gaze at, observe’ (see spectacle).

   Derivatives

   • 1. spectatorial adjective
   • 2. spectatorship noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPECTATOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPECTATOR definition: 1. a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part: 2. a person…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SPECTATOR is one who looks on or watches. How to use spectator in a sentence.

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   Spectator definition: a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.. See examples of SPECTATOR used in a sentence.

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   Definition of spectator noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The spectator is a particular kind of viewer; unlike a witness or an onlooker, they usually have chosen intentionally to regard the spectacle before them. Usually the word spectator refers to people watching games or "spectator sports," but you could be a spectator at any planned event.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPECTATOR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SPECTATOR definition: 1. someone who watches an event, sport, etc: 2. to watch an event, sport, etc. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPECTATOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A spectator is someone who watches something, especially a sporting event. Thirty thousand spectators watched the final game. Synonyms: onlooker , observer , viewer , witness More Synonyms of spectator

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySPECTATOR - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

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   Definitions of 'spectator' 1. A spectator is someone who watches something, especially a sports event. [...] Synonyms of 'spectator' • onlooker, observer, viewer, witness [...] More. Collocations with the word 'spectator' spectator seat spectator stand. Examples of 'spectator' in a sentence.

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    1.a. A person who sees, or looks on at, some scene or occurrence; a beholder, onlooker, observer. [He] thought no eyes of sufficient credite in such a matter, but his owne; and therefore came him selfe to be actor, and spectator. There is a true saying that the spectator oftimes sees more then the gamster.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › spectatorSpectator Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    SPECTATOR meaning: a person who watches an event, show, game, activity, etc., often as part of an audience.