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Spectator
//ˈspɛkteɪtɚ// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.
"The cheering spectators watched the fireworks."
- 2 a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel wordnet
- 3 One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.
"The ſpring diſplaying her elegant taſte, the proud walk of the gold-feathered pheaſant, the light tread of the ſmall-hoofed hind, and the dancing of the ſtar-trained peacock, infuſed joy into the ſoul of the ſpectator of the aſtoniſhing works of the Creator."
- 4 a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”). Equivalent to spectate + -or. Doublet of speculator.
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