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Webster 1913 Edition


Spectator

Spec-ta′tor

,
Noun.
[L.
spectator
: cf. F.
spectateur
. See
Spectacle
.]
One who on; one who sees or beholds; a beholder; one who is personally present at, and sees, any exhibition;
as, the
spectators
at a show
.
“Devised and played to take spectators.”
Shak.
Syn. – Looker-on; beholder; observer; witness.

Webster 1828 Edition


Spectator

SPECTA'TOR

,
Noun.
[L. whence]
1.
One that looks on; one that sees or beholds; a beholder; as the spectators of the show.
2.
One personally present. The spectators were numerous.