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spectator sport

spec·ta·tor sport
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spek-tey-ter, spek-tey- spawrt, spohrt]
    • /ˈspɛk teɪ tər, spɛkˈteɪ- spɔrt, spoʊrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spek-tey-ter, spek-tey- spawrt, spohrt]
    • /ˈspɛk teɪ tər, spɛkˈteɪ- spɔrt, spoʊrt/

Definitions of spectator sport words

  • noun spectator sport any sport that can be watched by spectators, as football or basketball, usually for a fee. 1
  • noun spectator sport sport that is watched 1
  • noun spectator sport sth enjoyable to watch 1
  • countable noun spectator sport A spectator sport is a sport that is interesting and entertaining to watch. 0
  • noun spectator sport a sport that attracts more people as spectators than as participants 0
See all 5 definitions of spectator sport

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Origin of spectator sport

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Spectator sport

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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spectator sport popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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