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The person who shows up, sees everything, and risks absolutely nothing.
means A person who watches an event, game, or activity without taking part in it.
from Straight from Latin spectare, "to watch or look at" (a frequentative of specere, "to see"), which gave Roman amphitheatres their spectators — and English a whole family of cousins like spectacle, spectacles, inspect, and spectre. The word arrived in English in the 16th century, perfectly fitted for anyone seated and staring.
- origin
- From Latin spectare, simply to watch
- bystander effect
- More watchers means less likely anyone helps
- sports word
- Roman crowds packed 150,000 into Circus Maximus
- physics nod
- Observing a particle changes its behavior
- shoe namesake
- Two-tone spectator shoes ruled 1920s racetracks
for instance
wimbledon centre court — 15,000 seated spectators watch tennis finals at the all england club each year
mcg australian rules football — 100,024 capacity stadium in melbourne hosts the largest regular spectator crowds in world sport