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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spec•ta•tor /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ, spɛkˈteɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one who watches;
an onlooker;
observer. - a member of the audience at a public spectacle, display, etc.:We asked the spectators what they thought of the parade.
See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spec•ta•tor (spek′tā tər, spek tā′-),USA pronunciation n. - a person who looks on or watches; onlooker;
observer. - a person who is present at and views a spectacle, display, or the like;
member of an audience. - ClothingAlso called spec′tator shoe′. a white shoe with a perforated wing tip and back trim, traditionally of dark brown, dark blue, or black but sometimes of a lighter color.
- Latin spectātor, equivalent. to spectā(re), frequentative of specere to look, regard + -tor -tor
- 1580–90
- Journalisma weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spectator /spɛkˈteɪtə/ n - a person viewing anything; onlooker; observer
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from spectāre to watch; see spectacle |