spectator

Meaning

  1. One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.
  2. One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.

Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/spɛkˈteɪtə/
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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