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spectator

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spec·ta·tor  (spkttr)
n.
An observer of an event.

[Latin specttor, from spectre, to watch; see spectacle.]

specta·tori·al (-t-tôr-l, -tôr-) adj.
specta·tor·ship n.

spectator [spɛkˈteɪtə]
n
a person viewing anything; onlooker; observer
[from Latin, from spectāre to watch; see spectacle]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spectatorspectator - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
browser - a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
bystander - a nonparticipant spectator
cheerer - a spectator who shouts encouragement
eyewitness - a spectator who can describe what happened
gawker - a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness
motion-picture fan, moviegoer - someone who goes to see movies
ogler - a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person
looker-on, onlooker - someone who looks on
playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer - someone who attends the theater
rubbernecker, rubberneck - a person who stares inquisitively
spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
starer - a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)
peeper, Peeping Tom, voyeur - a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
2.spectator - a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel
pump - a low-cut shoe without fastenings

spectator
Translations
spectator [spekˈteɪtəʳ]
A. Nespectador(a) m/f spectatorspúblico msing
B. CPD spectator sport Ndeporte m espectáculo

spectator [spɛkˈteɪtər] nspectateur/trice m/f
spectator sport nsport m spectacle
I don't like spectator sports → Je n'aime pas les sports spectacles.
Football is a great spectator sport → Le football est un grand sport spectacle.

spectator
nZuschauer(in) m(f)

spectator [spɛkˈteɪtəʳ] nspettatore/trice
spectator [spɛkˈteɪtəʳ] nspettatore/trice

spectator
n spectator [spekˈteitə, (American ) ˈspekteitər]
a person who watches (an event) Fifty thousand spectators came to the match. toeskouer مُتَفَرِّج зрител divák tilskuer der/die Zuschauer(in) θεατής espectador pealtvaataja تماشاچي katsoja spectateur/-trice צוֹפֶה दर्शक, प्रेक्षक gledatelj, motritelj néző penonton áhorfandi spettatore, spettatrice 見物人 구경꾼 žiūrovas skatītājs penonton toeschouwer tilskuer widz espectador spectator зритель divák gledalec gledalac åskådare ผู้เข้าชม seyirci, izleyici 觀眾 спостерігач; глядач تماشا بین، تماشائی người xem, khán giả
v specˈtate
to be a spectator (at an event). toeskouer wees يَتَفَرَّج наблюдавам sledovat jako divák være tilskuer zuschauen παρακολουθώ mirar vaatlejaks olema, (sündmusi) jälgima katsella participer en simple spectateur/-trice לִצפּוֹת किसी घटना को देखना biti gledatelj nézője vminek menonton vera áhorfandi assistere 見物する (행사를) 구경하다 būti žiūrovu būt skatītājam; skatīties menonton toeschouwer zijn være tilskuer być widzem assistir a asista ca spectator быть зрителем sledovať ako divák biti gledalec posmatrati se, beskåda เป็นผู้ชม izlemek, seyretmek 觀看 спостерігати, бути глядачем ناظر ہونا có mặt với tư cách người xem

spectator مُشاهِد divák tilskuer Zuschauer θεατής espectador katsoja spectateur promatrač spettatore 観客 관중 toeschouwer tilskuer widz espectador зритель åskådare ผู้ชม izleyici khán giả 观众


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As Addison had now no Government post, it left him all the more time for writing, and his essays in the Spectator are what we chiefly remember him by.
On his departure the Farmer grievously lamented the destruction of his sheep and oxen, but his wife, who had been a spectator to all that took place, said, "On my word, you are rightly served, for how could you for a moment think of shutting up a Lion along with you in your farmyard when you know that you shake in your shoes if you only hear his roar at a distance?
And while the abilities of the nine-hundredth abridger of the History of England, or of the man who collects and publishes in a volume some dozen lines of Milton, Pope, and Prior, with a paper from the Spectator, and a chapter from Sterne, are eulogized by a thousand pens -- there seems almost a general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them.
 
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