spectator sport

spectator sport
noun
a sport that many people find entertaining to watch
Hypernyms: ↑sport, ↑athletics

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noun, pl ⋯ sports [count]
1 : a sport (such as football, baseball, ice hockey, etc.) that many people watch

People generally don't think of sailboat racing as a spectator sport.

2 : something that people watch other people do without becoming involved themselves

For many, politics has become a spectator sport.

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specˈtator sport [spectator sport] noun
a sport that many people watch; a sport that is interesting to watch

What is the country's most popular spectator sport?

Fishing is not really a spectator sport.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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