be a spectator

be a spectator
index observe (watch), witness (have direct knowledge of)

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  • Spectator — defined as n. An observer of an event or person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer. The Spectator is the name of several publications.*The Spectator (1711), which is the one most often meant in historical contexts, a British publication… …   Wikipedia

  • spectator — SPECTATÓR, OÁRE, spectatori, oare, s. m. şi f. Persoană care asistă la un spectacol artistic sau la o competiţie sportivă. ♦ Persoană martoră la o întâmplare, la un eveniment. – fr. spectateur (lat. lit. spectator). Trimis de pan111, 15.07.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Spectator (magazine) — Spectator was a weekly newspaper published and distributed in San Francisco from 1978 until October 2005, and dubbed itself California s original adult newsmagazine . [ [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.spectator.net/ Spectator.net] , from …   Wikipedia

  • Spectator shoes — are a men s and women s dress shoe. They are notable for their two tone color, similar to saddle shoes. While spectators are typically wingtips, they can also be classified as cap toe shoes or even loafers. They are predominantly seen in black… …   Wikipedia

  • spectator — spectator, observer, beholder, looker on, onlooker, witness, eyewitness, bystander, kibitzer are comparable when they mean one who sees or looks upon something. Spectator can be used precisely in place of auditor for one that attends an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • spectator — (n.) 1580s, from L. spectator viewer, watcher, from pp. stem of spectare to view, watch (see SPECTACLE (Cf. spectacle)). Spectator sport is attested from 1943 …   Etymology dictionary

  • spectator sport — spectator sports N COUNT A spectator sport is a sport that is interesting and entertaining to watch. The most popular spectator sport is football …   English dictionary

  • Spectator — Spec*ta tor, n. [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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spectator, The —   [ȓə spek teɪtə; englisch »der Zuschauer«], englische moralische Zeitschrift (moralische Wochenschriften), herausgegeben von J. Addison und R. Steele, die, an »The Tatler« anschließend, von März 1711 bis Dezember 1712 erschien (nochmals… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Spectator — Spectator, The a magazine which contains articles about politics, important events, and the arts. There are separate British and US magazines called The Spectator. The magazine was started in the UK in 1711, by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Spectātor — Spectātor, 1) (lat.), Zuschauer in öffentlichen Spielen (s.d.); 2) (engl., spr. Specteter), der Titel einer englischen Zeitung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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