spectator
noun
spec·ta·tor
ˈspek-ˌtā-tər 
spek-ˈtā-
1
: one who looks on or watches
2
: a shoe having contrasting colors with a perforated design at the toe and sometimes heel
spectator
adjective
Examples of spectator in a Sentence
The spectators lining the road cheered the racers on.
The accident attracted a large crowd of spectators.
I wasn't a participant in the preparations, merely a spectator.
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Like his father, Lucius is enslaved and forced to fight as a gladiator for the entertainment of a wealthy Roman emperor and hordes of bloodthirsty spectators.
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Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
The giant arena held gladiator contests, the reenactments of battles, and animal hunts of all sort in front of up to 80,000 spectators.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
There have already been suggestions that Russia failed to keep spectators from getting so close to the aircraft, and then by allowing the videos to circulate on social media.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The New York City marathon is the biggest in the world with more than 50,000 finishers and hundreds of thousands of spectators lining the 26.2-mile run through the city’s five boroughs.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
The giant arena held gladiator contests, the reenactments of battles, and animal hunts of all sort in front of up to 80,000 spectators.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
There have already been suggestions that Russia failed to keep spectators from getting so close to the aircraft, and then by allowing the videos to circulate on social media.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The New York City marathon is the biggest in the world with more than 50,000 finishers and hundreds of thousands of spectators lining the 26.2-mile run through the city’s five boroughs.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectator. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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spectator
noun
spec·ta·tor
ˈspek-ˌtāt-ər
spek-ˈtāt-
: a person who looks on (as at a sports event)
spectator
adjective
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