as in observer
someone who sees or watches something a building demolition that drew a crowd of spectators even at 3:00 a.m.

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Recent Examples of spectator The duo will perform live for over 80,000 spectators at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, while roughly 100 million viewers are expected to tune in from home, based on last year's numbers from Nielsen. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025 They also had been given a taste of nationals as spectators. Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 Many of the rituals that once brought the community together—the Kiwanis Club Ice Fishing Derby, fiddling contests so explosive that spectators sometimes came to blows—have faded away. Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025 The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the spectator as Wade Langston, 57. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for spectator 

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“Spectator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectator. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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