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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An estimated 50,000 spectators will cheer on performers and floats at the 79th annual Novant Health Thanksgiving Eve Parade in uptown Charlotte on Wednesday, organizers said.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
The world championship downhill races in 1999 attracted more than 20,000 spectators, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, a native of Austria who was there to root on Hermann Maier and his Austrian teammates.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Again, the bots were not always gainly—one viral video showed a humanoid veering off a running track and knocking over a human spectator—but the atmosphere was one of dynamism and experimentation.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Under the floodlights, Yas Marina welcomed more than 8,000 spectators for this year’s Grand Final.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
The world championship downhill races in 1999 attracted more than 20,000 spectators, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, a native of Austria who was there to root on Hermann Maier and his Austrian teammates.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Again, the bots were not always gainly—one viral video showed a humanoid veering off a running track and knocking over a human spectator—but the atmosphere was one of dynamism and experimentation.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Under the floodlights, Yas Marina welcomed more than 8,000 spectators for this year’s Grand Final.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spectator
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectator. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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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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