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
- 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.
Origin of SPECTATOR
Latin, from spectare to watch
First Known Use: circa 1586
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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
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