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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Bourbon Street terror attack Fourteen New Year's spectators were killed, and dozens more were injured, after a driver plowed a Ford F-150 into New Year’s crowds near Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Witnesses estimated there were at least 100 participants and spectators.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The entire layout circled the exhibit room to which spectators were admitted, a certain number at a time, or alternatively, could sit in chairs in the center of the room and swivel their heads.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
Reisman dazzled spectators with his flair on the table.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Witnesses estimated there were at least 100 participants and spectators.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The entire layout circled the exhibit room to which spectators were admitted, a certain number at a time, or alternatively, could sit in chairs in the center of the room and swivel their heads.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
Reisman dazzled spectators with his flair on the table.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spectator
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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectator. Accessed 1 Jan. 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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