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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Wong said his office was inundated with calls from residents who were woken up by the disturbance, which attracted a large crowd of spectators drinking and blasting music. —
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 General spectator parking at Arrowhead will be extremely limited during the World Cup, so this is crucial. —Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 On Marathon Monday, the company stationed the robot at its 888 Boylston Street showroom in Boston, displaying it in front of thousands of runners from roughly 130 countries, as well as hundreds of thousands of spectators. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026 The historian added that women often attended shows as spectators. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spectator
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 General spectator parking at Arrowhead will be extremely limited during the World Cup, so this is crucial. —Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 On Marathon Monday, the company stationed the robot at its 888 Boylston Street showroom in Boston, displaying it in front of thousands of runners from roughly 130 countries, as well as hundreds of thousands of spectators. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026 The historian added that women often attended shows as spectators. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spectator
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/spectator. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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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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