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spectator sport
spectator sport n (General Sporting Terms) a sport that attracts more people as spectators than as participants spec′tator sport` n. any sport that can be watched by spectators, as football or basketball, usu. for a fee. [1940–45] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | spectator sport - a sport that many people find entertaining to watchathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition | Translationsspectator sport
spectator sport1. A sport that is watched by an audience, such as football or baseball. My favorite spectator sport is ice hockey, what's yours?2. By extension, something other than sports that people watch without participating in. The Democratic and Republican National Conventions turn the presidential election into a spectator sport. Gym class is not a spectator sport! Stand up and start participating.See also: sportspectator sport
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