spectator
pronunciation
How to pronounce spectator in British English:
UK [spekˈteɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce spectator in American English:
US [ˈspekteɪtər]
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- Noun:
- a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel
Word Origin
- spectator (n.)
- 1580s, from Latin spectator "viewer, watcher," from past participle stem of spectare "to view, watch" (see spectacle). Spectator sport is attested from 1943. Related: Spectatorial. Fem. form spectatress (1630s) is less classically correct than spectatrix (1610s).
Example
- 1. You are not sure if the spectator is male or female .
- 2. What a privilege to be a spectator during that process .
- 3. The decision was made after a 23-year-old student was arrested during the infamous jelly wrestling contest for punching a spectator .
- 4. Close-ups on a character 's face and eyes offer an irresistible invitation to the spectator to enter further into the character 's internal world .
- 5. Lula , who must step down next year after his second term , may be more than a spectator at the 2016 olympics .