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spec·ta·tor
(spĕk′tā′tər)n.
An observer of an event, especially a sports contest.
[Latin spectātor, from spectāre, to watch; see spectacle.]
spec′ta·to′ri·al (-tə-tôr′ē-əl) adj.
spec′ta·tor·ship′ n.
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spectator
(spɛkˈteɪtə)n
a person viewing anything; onlooker; observer
[C16: from Latin, from spectāre to watch; see spectacle]
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spec•ta•tor
(ˈspɛk teɪ tər, spɛkˈteɪ-)n.
1. a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
2. a member of the audience at a public spectacle, display, or the like.
3. Also called spec′tator shoe`. a white shoe with a wing tip and various trims, often perforated, in a contrasting color.
[1580–90; < Latin spectātor <spectā(re), frequentative of specere to look]
spec`ta•to′ri•al (-təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 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 - 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 |
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spectator
noun onlooker, observer, viewer, witness, looker-on, watcher, eyewitness, bystander, beholder Thirty thousand spectators watched the final game.
participant, contributor, party, player, contestant, partaker, participator
participant, contributor, party, player, contestant, partaker, participator
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Translations
مُتَفَرِّجمُشَاهِد
divák
tilskuer
katsoja
promatrač
megfigyelő
áhorfandi
観客
관중
būti žiūrovu
skatītājs
gledalec
åskådare
ผู้ชม
khán giả
spectator
[spekˈteɪtəʳ]A. N → espectador(a) m/f spectators → público msing
B. CPD spectator sport N → deporte m espectáculo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spectator
[spɛkˈteɪtər] n → spectateur/trice m/fspectator sport n → sport m spectacleI 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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spectator
n → Zuschauer(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
spectator
[spɛkˈteɪtəʳ] n → spettatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
spectator
(spekˈteitə) , ((American) ˈspekteitər) noun a person who watches (an event). Fifty thousand spectators came to the match.
specˈtate verb to be a spectator (at an event).
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spectator
→ مُشَاهِد divák tilskuer Zuschauer θεατής espectador katsoja spectateur promatrač spettatore 観客 관중 toeschouwer tilskuer widz espectador зритель åskådare ผู้ชม izleyici khán giả 观众Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009