Latin spectator "viewer, watcher", from past participle stem of spectare "to...
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One who observes an event; an observer. (7 of 48 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciations, 1 image)
a person viewing anything; onlooker; observer (6 of 382 words, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
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may refer to: The American Spectator, a U.S. conservative political magazine | American Spectator (literary magazine), a literary magazine published from 1932 to 1937 | The Spectator (1711), a British publication edited by Addison and Steele | The ... (35 of 202 words, 14 definitions)
one who looks on or watches | a woman's pump usually having contrasting colors with a perforated design at the toe and sometimes heel (23 of 106 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
a person who watches at a show, game, or other event (11 of 79 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer. | a person who is present at and views a spectacle, display, or the like; member of an audience. ... (27 of 79 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
someone who watches a public activity or event, especially a sports event (12 of 47 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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a person who sees or watches something without taking an active part; onlooker | a woman's shoe having two contrasting colors and with the toe and ... (25 of 46 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part (13 of 29 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
An observer of an event. (5 of 24 words, pronunciations)
somebody who watches or observes, especially somebody who watches an activity or event | Same as spectator shoe (17 of 64 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
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First use: 1580s
Origin: Latin spectator "viewer, watcher", from past participle stem of spectare "to view, watch". Spectator sport is attested from 1943.
First use: late 16th century
Origin: French spectateur or Latin spectator, from spectare "gaze at, observe" (see "spectacle")
Origin: Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō ("watch"), from speciō ("look at").
First use: 16th century
Origin: from Latin, from spectāre to watch; see spectacle
Origin: Latin from past participle of spectare, to behold: see "spectacle"
Origin: Latin spectātor, from spectāre, to watch; see "spectacle".
First use: about 1586
Origin: Latin, from spectare to watch
First use: Late 16th century
Origin: Directly or via French from Latin from spectare "to watch"
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