From the elevated stands, each spectator could see the entire marathon route winding through the city streets.
从高处的看台上，每位观众都能看到马拉松路线蜿蜒穿过城市街道的全貌。
Which choice best defines “spectator”?
B — Person watching an event. “spectator” means person watching an event.
Which word means “person watching an event”?
D — spectator. “spectator” means person watching an event.
spectator — person watching an event. In Chinese: 观众，旁观者.
spectator is pronounced /ˈspekteɪtər/.
From the elevated stands, each spectator could see the entire marathon route winding through the city streets. (从高处的看台上，每位观众都能看到马拉松路线蜿蜒穿过城市街道的全貌。)
observer, onlooker, viewer — all close in meaning to spectator (person watching an event).
participant, performer — each the opposite of spectator (person watching an event).
Yes. spectator is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
spect(look)+ator(person)