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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Mercedes hit the slower car, flipped in the air, and landed in a crowd of spectators, killing 85 people and injuring more than 120.
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Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
The race, which started in 1897, attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year who cheer on athletes through their epic journey.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
And over the years, the free-spirited golfer has made headlines for everything from allegedly gambling away about $55 million to setting up a college fund with his winnings from the 1991 PGA Championship for the daughters of a spectator struck dead by lightning at the event.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Overpasses and roadsides were crowded with spectators.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
As millions of spectators across the U.S. gather to watch Monday's total solar eclipse, some are concerned over radiation, but NASA has debunked myths around the eclipse.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada eagerly awaited Monday’s celestial sensation — a total eclipse of the sun — even as forecasters called for clouds.
—Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2024
Unlike partial solar eclipses, a total eclipse offers spectators a unique opportunity to look at the phenomenon with the naked eye, but only during the brief period of totality − when the moon completely blocks out the sun and darkness falls.
—USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
An estimated 200 people blocked the intersection of Lone Tree Way and Golf Course Road in Antioch early Sunday morning as cars spun donuts, and spectators shot off rounds of fireworks, authorities said.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
The race, which started in 1897, attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year who cheer on athletes through their epic journey.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
And over the years, the free-spirited golfer has made headlines for everything from allegedly gambling away about $55 million to setting up a college fund with his winnings from the 1991 PGA Championship for the daughters of a spectator struck dead by lightning at the event.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Overpasses and roadsides were crowded with spectators.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
As millions of spectators across the U.S. gather to watch Monday's total solar eclipse, some are concerned over radiation, but NASA has debunked myths around the eclipse.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada eagerly awaited Monday’s celestial sensation — a total eclipse of the sun — even as forecasters called for clouds.
—Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2024
Unlike partial solar eclipses, a total eclipse offers spectators a unique opportunity to look at the phenomenon with the naked eye, but only during the brief period of totality − when the moon completely blocks out the sun and darkness falls.
—USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
An estimated 200 people blocked the intersection of Lone Tree Way and Golf Course Road in Antioch early Sunday morning as cars spun donuts, and spectators shot off rounds of fireworks, authorities said.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectator. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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