SPECTATOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SPECTATOR?

Need another word that means the same as “spectator”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “spectator” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Spectator” are: spectator pump, looker, viewer, watcher, witness, onlooker, looker-on, fly on the wall, observer, eyewitness, bystander, sightseer

Spectator as a Noun

Definitions of "Spectator" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spectator” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind.
• A person who watches at a show, game, or other event.
• A woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel.

Synonyms of "Spectator" as a noun (12 Words)

bystander	A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part. Water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike.
eyewitness	A spectator who can describe what happened. Eyewitness accounts of the London blitz.
fly on the wall	A hit that flies up in the air.
looker	A very attractive or seductive looking woman. It depends on whether you are a listener a looker or a doer.
looker-on	Someone who looks on.
observer	A person trained to spot and identify enemy aircraft or to reconnoitre enemy positions from the air. He had been invited to attend the meeting as an observer.
onlooker	A non-participating observer; a spectator. A crowd of fascinated onlookers.
sightseer	A person who goes sightseeing. Hordes of sightseers.
spectator pump	A woman’s pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel.
viewer	A device for looking at film transparencies or similar photographic images. Our presenters are role models for young viewers.
watcher	A close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind. Sky watchers discovered a new star.
witness	Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith. The memorial service was witness to the wide circle of his interests.

Usage Examples of "Spectator" as a noun

• The spectators applauded the performance.
• Around fifteen thousand spectators came to watch the thrills and spills.

Associations of "Spectator" (30 Words)

attendant	An assistant to an important person; a servant or courtier. A mosaic of the Empress Theodora with her attendants.
attendee	A person who attends a conference or other gathering. The gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees.
beholder	A person who sees or observes someone or something. The building and landscape can elicit imaginative responses from the beholder.
concourse	The action of coming together or meeting. A station concourse.
contestant	A person who takes part in a contest or competition. An anxious contestant on a television quiz show.
crowd	Cause to herd drive or crowd together. A crowd of insects assembled around the flowers.
crystallized	Having both internal structure and external form of a crystal. She didn t have any crystallized plans for her career path after graduation.
enclosure	A barrier that surrounds an area. The members enclosure.
experimenter	A research worker who conducts experiments. Each participant was tested by a trained experimenter.
floodlight	The illumination provided by a floodlight. A tennis court where you can play by floodlight.
grandstand	Of a view seen from an advantageous position as if from a grandstand. She never misses a chance to grandstand.
hide-and-seek	Go to or towards.
jam	A hold obtained by jamming a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock. Paper jams.
mob	A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities. He was mobbed by autograph hunters.
multitude	A large gathering of people. A multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight.
observer	A person who attends a conference, inquiry, etc., to note the proceedings without participating in them. Elections scrutinized by international observers.
offstage	Concealed from public view or attention. Offstage political meetings.
onlooker	Someone who looks on. A crowd of fascinated onlookers.
overcrowd	Cause to crowd together too much. Try not to overcrowd the leaflet with text.
paddock	Keep a horse in a paddock. The sheep have returned to their previously grazed paddocks.
partaker	Someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share. To be partakers of the divine nature means we become more Godlike.
participant	A person who takes part in something. Staff are to be active participants in the decision making process.
player	Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession. An MP3 player.
racetrack	A track for motor racing.
see	See and understand have a good eye. I went to see my friend Mary the other day.
stadium	An ancient Roman or Greek measure of length about 185 metres originally the length of a stadium.
thespian	A theatrical performer. Thespian talents.
throng	Flock or be present in great numbers. He pushed his way through the throng.
viewer	A person who looks at or inspects something. A slide viewer.
witness	Be a witness to. His writings witness to an inner toughness.