spectator

UK/spɛkˈteɪtə//ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/

spectator noun: one who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.

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Noun

spectator (plural spectators)

One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.
- The cheering spectators watched the fireworks.
- Bart spies an opportunity to make a quick buck so he channels his inner carny and posits his sinking house as a natural wonder of the world and its inhabitants as freaks, barking to dazzled spectators, “Behold the horrors of the Slanty Shanty! See the twisted creatures that dwell within! Meet...2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club
One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.
- The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page v

spectator meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

spectator in Hindi

observer: दर्शक darśak, ईक्षक īkṣak, देखनेवाला dekhnevālā

spectator in Tamil

பார்வையாளர்

spectator in Urdu

observer: تَماشائی tamāśāī, تَماش بِین tamāś bīn

spectator in Bengali

observer: দর্শক dorśok

More languagesFewer languages

spectator in Malayalam: പ്രേക്ഷകൻ prēkṣakaṉ, കാണി kāṇi
spectator in Kannada: ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕ, ವೀಕ್ಷಕ, ನೋಟಕ, ನೋಟಗಾರ
spectator in Punjabi: ਤਮਾਸ਼ਬੀਨ tamāśbīn
spectator in Sanskrit: साक्षिणी sākṣiṇī
spectator in Pashto: تماشاچي tamāšāči, نندارچي nandārči, سيل بين sayl bin
spectator in Arabic: مُشَاهِد mušāhid, رَاءٍ rāʔin, مُتَفَرِّج mutafarrij, نَاظِر nāẓir
spectator in Malay: penonton
spectator in Indonesian: penonton
spectator in Thai: คนดู kon-duu, ผู้ดู pûu-duu, ผู้ชม pûu-chom
spectator in Vietnamese: người xem, khán giả
spectator in Myanmar: ကြည့်ရှုသူ krany.hru.su

Examples of spectator in a sentence

The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field.
The pilots entertained the spectators at the airshow by doing multiple rolls.
The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.

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Synonyms of spectator

Forms of spectator

plural	spectators
alternative form	spectatour

Plural of spectator: spectators

Origin of spectator

Borrowed from Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”). Equivalent to spectate + -or. Doublet of speculator.

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Phrases with spectator

Words that rhyme with spectator

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Questions about spectator

What does spectator mean?: Spectator means one who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.
What is spectator in Hindi?: Spectator in Hindi is दर्शक (darśak), ईक्षक (īkṣak), देखनेवाला (dekhnevālā). See Spectator meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is spectator?: Spectator is a noun.
How do you pronounce spectator?: Spectator is pronounced /spɛkˈteɪtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of spectator?: The plural of spectator is spectators.

Words near spectator in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: spectator (page history and authors); spectator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); കാണി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); spectator (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); साक्षिणी (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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