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Grammar : Noun
Spell : spek-tey-ter, spek-tey-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk teɪ tər, spɛkˈteɪ-

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Définition of spectators

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Latin spectator "viewer, watcher," from past participle stem of spectare "to view, watch" (see spectacle). Spectator sport is attested from 1943.
  • noun person who watches event
Example sentences :
  • To the end of the lives of the spectators, it was a tale of wonder.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Wagons halted in front of the locality, and were soon piled with spectators.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • Messenio announces an auction and invites the spectators to attend.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • The spectators cheered, called their names, waved their chlamyses and himations.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall
  • No, nor spectators enough, if we tried to get up a comedy, added Altamont.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • This was prize day as they called it, and Sheelah and Moriarty were among the spectators.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Among the laughter of the spectators was one that became contagious.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The two spectators started forward, but she stayed them with a motion of her hand.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • It was at this time that a diversion came to the spectators.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The spectators recoiled, aghast with indignant astonishment.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

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