spectator

spec·ta·tor

noun \ˈspek-ˌtā-tər, spek-ˈ\

Definition of SPECTATOR

1

: one who looks on or watches

2

: a woman's pump usually having contrasting colors with a perforated design at the toe and sometimes heel

— spectator adjective

— spec·ta·tor·i·al \ˌspek-tə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective

— spec·ta·tor·ship \ˈspek-ˌtā-tər-ˌship, spek-ˈ\ noun

Examples of SPECTATOR

1. The spectators lining the road cheered the racers on.
2. The accident attracted a large crowd of spectators.
3. I wasn't a participant in the preparations, merely a spectator.

Origin of SPECTATOR

Latin, from spectare to watch

First Known Use: circa 1586

Related to SPECTATOR

Synonyms: bystander, observer, onlooker, viewer, watcher

Related Words: eyewitness, witness; peeper, spy, voyeur

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Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment

Rhymes with SPECTATOR

aerator, castrator, collator, Chubb Crater, Bay Stater, creator, curator, debater, deflator, dictator, dilator, donator, downstater, dumbwaiter, equator, first-rater, glossator, headwaiter, ice-skater, levator, locator, mandator, migrator, narrator, pond skater, pronator, pulsator, red-baiter, relater, speed skater, tailgater, testator, theater, third-rater, titrator, translator, upstater, vibrator