spectator

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
  2. noun a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”). Equivalent to spectate + -or. Doublet of speculator.

In classic literature

Synonyms

witness, viewer, watcher, looker

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