English noun: spectator | |||
1. | spectator (person) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) | ||
Samples | The spectators applauded the performance. Television viewers. Sky watchers discovered a new star. | ||
Synonyms | looker, viewer, watcher, witness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | browser, bystander, cheerer, eyewitness, gawker, looker-on, motion-picture fan, moviegoer, ogler, onlooker, peeper, Peeping Tom, playgoer, rubberneck, rubbernecker, spy, starer, theatergoer, theatregoer, voyeur | ||
2. | spectator (artifact) a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel | ||
Synonyms | spectator pump | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pump | ||