spectator
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- spectatour (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) enPR: spĕk.tāʹtə, IPA: /spɛkˈteɪtə/, X-SAMPA: /spEk"teIt@/
- (US) enPR: spĕkʹtā.tər, IPA: /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"spEkteIt@`/
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Noun [edit]
spectator (plural spectators)
- One who observes an event; an observer.
- The cheering spectators watched the fireworks.
- 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, The Onion AV Club:
- 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 Cue-Ball, the man with no hair!”
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Translations [edit]
observer
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin agent noun from perfect passive participle spectātus, from frequentative form spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”).
Noun [edit]
spectātor (genitive spectātōris); m, third declension
- spectator, watcher
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