spectator
noun
a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
spectators
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pluralof spectator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Players and spectators are expected to stand for it, if they can, and refrain from moving around.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Without us, there is no one to hoist blame upon when the film reveals its layers, no one to compare to the film’s wide-eyed spectators of global collapse.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Even watching from the stands has a price—this tournament had a $60-a-head pass for spectators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
At the women's football semi-final between hosts Japan and South Korea there were 998 spectators in a 50,000 stadium.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Between one hundred thousand and three hundred thousand spectators lined the streets to watch.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
