spectator
1. a close observer;
someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (Freq. 12)
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
• Syn:
witness, viewer, watcher, looker
• Derivationally related forms:
look (for: looker), watch (for: watcher), view (for: viewer), witness (for: witness), spectate
• Hypernyms:
perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder
• Hyponyms:
browser, bystander, cheerer, eyewitness, gawker,
moviegoer, motion-picture fan, ogler, onlooker, looker-on, playgoer,
theatergoer, theatregoer, rubberneck, rubbernecker, spy, starer,
voyeur, Peeping Tom, peeper
2. a woman's pump with medium heel;
usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
spectator pump
• Hypernyms:
pump
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