Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
spec·ta·tor
\\ˈspek-ˌtā-tər, spek-ˈ\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin, from spectare to watch
DATE circa 1586
1. one who looks on or watches2. a woman's pump usually having contrasting colors with a perforated design at the toe and sometimes heel
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spectator adjective
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spec·ta·tor·i·al \\ˌspek-tə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\\
adjective
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spec·ta·tor·ship \\ˈspek-ˌtā-tər-ˌship, spek-ˈ\\
noun spectator
1586, from L. spectator "viewer, watcher," from pp. stem of spectare "to view, watch" (see spectacle). Spectate (v.) is a back-formation attested from 1929. Spectator sport is attested from 1943.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
spectatorspec·ta·tor /
spek5teitE(r);
NAmE 5spekteitEr /
noun a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event
(尤指体育比赛的)观看者,观众⇨ note at
witness
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishspectator
noun
ADJ. mere, passive | interested | paying | cricket, football, sports, etc.
QUANT. crowd
SPECTATOR + VERB gather, turn up | line sth Spectators lined the route of the president's walkabout. | applaud (sb/sth), boo (sb/sth), cheer (sb/sth)
SPECTATOR + NOUN event, sport
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
spec·ta·torI. \ˈspekˌtād.ə(r), -atə-, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
noun
(
-s)
Etymology: Latin, from
spectatus (past participle of
spectare to look at, watch, view) +
-or — more at
spectacle
1. : one that looks on or beholds;
especially : one witnessing an exhibition (as a sports event)
2. or spectator pump : a woman's pump designed for casual wear with a medium to high heel and a leather upper often with contrasting color at the toe and heel
II. adjective1. : having its main attraction for spectators
: tending to attract spectators
< such spectator sports as racing >2. : styled in an informal or casual manner and suitable for use by a spectator at a sports event
< a spectator frock >
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