spectator
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spectator
- /spɛkˈteɪtə/ UK
- /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/ Canada, US
- [ˈspɛkteɪɾɚ] Canada, US
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”). Equivalent to spectate + -or. Doublet of speculator.
noun spectators · spectatour
- One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors. The cheering spectators watched the fireworks.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: viewer, witness, watcher, spectator pump, onlooker, beholder, bystander, viewing, observer, show, attendance, spectacle, audience, crowd, entertainment, eyer
Translations
Every language
noun observer
| Español | espectador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 관객 gwan'gaek, 관람객 gwallamgaek, 관람인 gwallamin, 관람자 gwallamja, 방관자 banggwanja, 구경꾼 gugyeongkkun |
| 日本語 | 観客 kankyaku, 見物人 kenbutsunin, 傍観者 bōkansha |
| 中文 | 旁觀者 /旁观者 pángguānzhě, 觀眾 /观众 guānzhòng |
| हिन्दी | दर्शक darśak, ईक्षक īkṣak, देखनेवाला dekhnevālā |
| Kiswahili | mshabiki |
| Português | espectador |
| Français | spectateur, spectatrice, badaud, badaude |
| Deutsch | Zuschauer, Zuschauerin, Schaulustiger, Schaulustige, Zuseher |
| Italiano | spettatore, spettatrice |
| Ελληνικά | θεατής theatís |
| Română | spectator, spectatoare, privitor, privitoare, martor ocular |
| Русский | зри́тель zrítelʹ, зри́тельница zrítelʹnica, наблюда́тель nabljudátelʹ, наблюда́тельница nabljudátelʹnica, зева́ка zeváka |
| Tiếng Việt | người xem, khán giả |
| العربية | مُشَاهِد mušāhid, رَاءٍ rāʔin, مُتَفَرِّج mutafarrij, نَاظِر nāẓir, نَاظِرَة nāẓira |
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title = {spectator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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