spectator

English

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Alternative forms

• spectatour (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

spectator (plural spectators)

1. One who observes an event; an observer.

   The cheering spectators watched the fireworks.

Derived terms

• spectate
• spectatorship

Translations

observer

Armenian: հանդիսական (hy) (handisakan) Basque: ikusle (eu) Dutch: toeschouwer (nl) m. Esperanto: spektanto (eo) Finnish: katsoja (fi) French: spectateur (fr) German: Zuschauer (de) m. Greek: θεατής (el) (theatís) m. Hungarian: megfigyelő (hu)

Italian: spettatore (it) Japanese: 観客 Portuguese: espectador (pt) Romanian: spectator (ro) m., privitor (ro) m., martor ocular m. Russian: зритель (ru) f. Spanish: espectador (es) Swahili: mshabiki (sw) Swedish: åskådare (sv) Traditional Chinese: 觀察的人

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
• Italian: spettatore