spectator

 
Pronunciation: /spɛkˈteɪtə/

noun

  • a person who watches at a show, game, or other event: around fifteen thousand spectators came to watch the thrills and spills

Derivatives

spectatorial

Pronunciation: /-təˈtɔːrɪəl/
adjective

spectatorship

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from French spectateur or Latin spectator, from spectare 'gaze at, observe' (see spectacle)

Spelling help

The ending of spectator should be spelled -or.