spectator
noun
spec·ta·tor
ˈspek-ˌtā-tər 
spek-ˈtā-
1
: one who looks on or watches
2
: a shoe having contrasting colors with a perforated design at the toe and sometimes heel
spectator
adjective
Examples of spectator in a Sentence
The spectators lining the road cheered the racers on.
The accident attracted a large crowd of spectators.
I wasn't a participant in the preparations, merely a spectator.
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Image 2024 Paris Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games in Paris are expected to draw millions of spectators.
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Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Contests usually took place offshore or on small—often remote—lakes that offered flat calm, neither of which are particularly spectator friendly.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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Catherine Porter Dmitry Kostyukov, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Contests usually took place offshore or on small—often remote—lakes that offered flat calm, neither of which are particularly spectator friendly.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectator. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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spectator
noun
spec·ta·tor
ˈspek-ˌtāt-ər
spek-ˈtāt-
: a person who looks on (as at a sports event)
spectator
adjective
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