spectator
part of speech
noun (a spectator, spectators)
meaning for a pupil
A person who watches an event, especially a sports match or show, without taking part. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life spectators fill stadiums. In maths problems, spectator numbers are added, compared and rounded: «There were 3,450 spectators.» In stories, a spectator sees events happen. «Spectator sport»: a sport many people like to watch.
examples
- Thousands of spectators cheered the runners. tree →
- The spectators stood up when the goal went in. tree →
- There were 2,400 spectators on Saturday and 1,900 on Sunday, so 4,300 in all. tree →
- Football is a great spectator sport. tree →
- Spectators must stay behind the rope. tree →
- She wasn't playing — she was just a spectator. tree →
- "How beautiful, how perfect it is!" cried the spectators. tree →
note
Spelling: -tor (not «-ter»). Close words: onlooker, viewer, audience (for a show), crowd. Spectators watch; players play.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «spectator» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.