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
For spectators in Mexico and Canada, eclipse expert Xavier Jubier’s website overlays the eclipse’s path on Google Maps, which allows zooming into street level detail.
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Kelvin Chan, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
That moment will come when the moon completely blocks the sun's disk and ushers in totality, whereby darkness falls and spectators can catch a rare sight of the sun's outermost layer known as the corona.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Organizers initially wanted to host 600,000 riverside spectators, most of them free tickets.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Instead, organizers will turn the River Seine, which flows through the heart of Paris, into a theatrical stage, one on which a four-mile-long flotilla of nearly 100 boats will carry thousands of athletes from more than 200 countries past hundreds of thousands of spectators.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
Esports popularity growth includes Milwaukee Bucks team Esports, which features online gamers competing in front of spectators, has been growing in popularity.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
But as pressure mounted about both security concerns and sheer logistics, organizers had cut the number of spectators in half, The AP reported in January.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
Reuters — Four people got killed and at least eight were injured when a race car drifted off-road and hit spectators at a rally in northern Hungary on Sunday, authorities said.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Each player has a fight song, and cheering squads — including drummers and dancers who stand on platforms near the dugouts facing the spectators — ensure that there is near-constant chanting.
—John Yoon Jun Michael Park Shawn Paik, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Kelvin Chan, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
That moment will come when the moon completely blocks the sun's disk and ushers in totality, whereby darkness falls and spectators can catch a rare sight of the sun's outermost layer known as the corona.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Organizers initially wanted to host 600,000 riverside spectators, most of them free tickets.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Instead, organizers will turn the River Seine, which flows through the heart of Paris, into a theatrical stage, one on which a four-mile-long flotilla of nearly 100 boats will carry thousands of athletes from more than 200 countries past hundreds of thousands of spectators.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
Esports popularity growth includes Milwaukee Bucks team Esports, which features online gamers competing in front of spectators, has been growing in popularity.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2024
But as pressure mounted about both security concerns and sheer logistics, organizers had cut the number of spectators in half, The AP reported in January.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
Reuters — Four people got killed and at least eight were injured when a race car drifted off-road and hit spectators at a rally in northern Hungary on Sunday, authorities said.
—Reuters, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Each player has a fight song, and cheering squads — including drummers and dancers who stand on platforms near the dugouts facing the spectators — ensure that there is near-constant chanting.
—John Yoon Jun Michael Park Shawn Paik, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectator. Accessed 18 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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