spectatornoun [ C ]
uk/spekˈteɪ.tər/us/spekˈteɪ.t̬ɚ/B2 a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part:
They won 4–0 in front of over 40,000 cheering spectators.
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- A few incredulous spectators watched as Paterson, ranked 23rd in the world, beat the champion.
- Marshals struggled in vain to prevent spectators rushing onto the racetrack.
- Will spectators please stay behind the rail?
- At the last minute, we roped in a couple of spectators to complete the team.
- The racing car left the track at 120 mph and scythed through the crowd of spectators, killing ten.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Audiences and spectators
- bums on seats idiom
- bystander
- captive audience
- concertgoer
- consumption
- crowd
- fan
- fly
- fly on the wall idiom
- goer
- listener
- observer
- onlooker
- seat
- supporter
- viewer
- watcher
- watcher
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