Spectator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spɛktˈeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/spɛktˈeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spɛktˈeɪtə/

3 syllables Say it as /spɛktˈeɪɾɚ/.

Examples

the spectators applauded the performance
television viewers
sky watchers discovered a new star

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

watcher spectator pump witness viewer looker

Parts of Speech

noun	a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) “the spectators applauded the performance”
noun	a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

Word Forms

spectate	verb	be a spectator in a sports event
witness	verb	perceive or be contemporaneous with
view	verb	see or watch
watch	verb	observe with attention
look	verb	perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuschauer

ein genauer Beobachter; jemand, der sich etwas ansieht (z. B. eine Ausstellung)

🇫🇷French

spectateur

un observateur attentif; quelqu'un qui regarde quelque chose (comme une exposition quelconque)

🇪🇸Spanish

espectador

un observador cercano; alguien que mira algo (como una exposición de algún tipo)

🇮🇹Italian

spettatore

un osservatore attento; qualcuno che guarda qualcosa (come una mostra di qualche tipo)

🇳🇱Dutch

toeschouwer

een goede waarnemer; iemand die naar iets kijkt (zoals een tentoonstelling)

🇵🇹Portuguese

espectador

um observador atento; alguém que olha para algo (como algum tipo de exposição)

🇷🇺Russian

зритель

внимательный наблюдатель; тот, кто смотрит на что-то (например, на какую-то выставку)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दर्शक

एक करीबी पर्यवेक्षक; कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी चीज़ को देखता है (जैसे किसी प्रकार की प्रदर्शनी)

🇧🇩Bengali

দর্শক

একটি ঘনিষ্ঠ পর্যবেক্ষক; যে কেউ কিছু দেখেন (যেমন কোনো ধরনের প্রদর্শনী)

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்வையாளர்

ஒரு நெருக்கமான பார்வையாளர்; எதையாவது பார்க்கும் ஒருவர் (சில வகையான கண்காட்சி போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేక్షకుడు

ఒక దగ్గరి పరిశీలకుడు; దేనినైనా చూసే వ్యక్తి (ఒక రకమైన ప్రదర్శన వంటివి)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेक्षक

जवळचा निरीक्षक; एखादी व्यक्ती जी काहीतरी पाहते (जसे की एखाद्या प्रकारचे प्रदर्शन)

🇮🇳Gujarati

દર્શક

નજીકના નિરીક્ષક; કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે કંઈક જુએ છે (જેમ કે કોઈ પ્રકારનું પ્રદર્શન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕ

ನಿಕಟ ವೀಕ್ಷಕ; ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ನೋಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ ಕೆಲವು ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഴ്ചക്കാരൻ

ഒരു അടുത്ത നിരീക്ഷകൻ; എന്തെങ്കിലും നോക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ (ഏതെങ്കിലും തരത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു പ്രദർശനം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਸ਼ਕ

ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਨਿਰੀਖਕ; ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تماشائی

ایک قریبی مبصر؛ کوئی جو کسی چیز کو دیکھتا ہے (جیسے کسی قسم کی نمائش)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

旁观者

密切观察者；观看某物的人（例如某种展览）

🇯🇵Japanese

観客

綿密な観察者。何か（ある種の展示会など）を見ている人

🇰🇷Korean

구경꾼

가까운 관찰자; 무언가(어떤 종류의 전시회 등)를 보는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khán giả

một người quan sát chặt chẽ; ai đó nhìn vào một cái gì đó (chẳng hạn như một cuộc triển lãm nào đó)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ชม

ผู้สังเกตการณ์อย่างใกล้ชิด คนที่ดูบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (เช่นนิทรรศการบางอย่าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penonton

seorang pengamat dekat; seseorang yang melihat sesuatu (seperti pameran)

🇵🇭Filipino

manonood

isang malapit na tagamasid; isang taong tumitingin sa isang bagay (tulad ng isang eksibisyon ng ilang uri)

🇲🇾Malay

penonton

pemerhati rapat; seseorang yang melihat sesuatu (seperti pameran sejenis)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المشاهد

مراقب عن كثب؛ شخص ينظر إلى شيء ما (مثل معرض من نوع ما)

🇮🇷Persian

تماشاگر

ناظر نزدیک؛ کسی که به چیزی نگاه می کند (مانند یک نمایشگاه)

🇹🇷Turkish

seyirci

yakın bir gözlemci; bir şeye bakan biri (bir tür sergi gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹפֶה

מתבונן מקרוב; מישהו שמתבונן במשהו (כגון תערוכה כלשהי)

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The primary meaning of 'spectator' is 'a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)'.

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