spectator

English

A group of spectators at a rowing event.

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• spectatour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: spĕk.tāʹtə, IPA: /spɛkˈteɪtə/, X-SAMPA: /spEk"teIt@/
• (US) enPR: spĕkʹtā.tər, IPA: /ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"spEkteIt@`/

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Noun

spectator (plural spectators)

1. 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!”

Derived terms

• spectate
• spectatorship

Translations

observer

• Armenian: հանդիսական (hy) (handisakan)
• Basque: ikusle (eu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 旁觀者 (cmn), 旁观者 (cmn) (pángguānzhě), 觀眾 (cmn), 观众 (cmn) (guānzhòng) (spectators, audience)

• Czech: divák (cs) m
• Dutch: toeschouwer (nl) m
• Esperanto: spektanto (eo)
• Finnish: katsoja (fi)
• French: spectateur (fr) m, spectatrice (fr) f
• German: Zuschauer (de) m, Zuschauerin (de) f

• Greek: θεατής (el) (theatís) m
• Hungarian: megfigyelő (hu)
• Italian: spettatore (it)
• Japanese: 観客 (ja) (かんきゃく, kankyaku)
• Jèrriais: spectateur m
• Portuguese: espectador (pt)
• Romanian: spectator (ro) m, privitor (ro) m, martor ocular m
• Russian: зритель (ru) (zrítelʹ) m, зрительница (ru) (zrítelʹnica) f
• Spanish: espectador (es)
• Swahili: mshabiki (sw)
• Swedish: åskådare (sv)

Anagrams

• attercops

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Latin

Etymology

Latin agent noun from perfect passive participle spectātus, from frequentative form spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”).

Noun

spectātor (genitive spectātōris); m, third declension

1. spectator, watcher

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	spectātor	spectātōrēs
genitive	spectātōris	spectātōrum
dative	spectātōrī	spectātōribus
accusative	spectātōrem	spectātōrēs
ablative	spectātōre	spectātōribus
vocative	spectātor	spectātōrēs

Related terms

• speciō
• spectō
• spectus

Descendants

English: spectator French: spectateur

Italian: spettatore Jèrriais: spectateur