Spectator

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: spÄ•k.tāʹtÉ™, IPA: /spÉ›kˈteɪtÉ™/
• US enPR: spÄ•kʹtā.tÉ™r, IPA: /ˈspÉ›kteɪtÉš/

Alternative forms

• spectatour obsolete

Origin

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

Full definition of spectator

Noun

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), 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

Anagrams

• attercops