Meaning of spectator sport | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sporting activity which has a relatively high ratio of watchers to direct participants.
2. Something, especially a process or activity, which is a popular object of observation; an activity which a person prefers to watch rather than to participate in.
   idiomatic
3. An activity which consists of watching or observing.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“Today harness racing is a $430 million-a-year business, the fastest-growing spectator sport in the U.S.”

“Politics for me was strictly a spectator sport.”

“The singer Britney Spears, whose descent into a personal abyss has become a ghoulish worldwide spectator sport, yesterday left a Los Angeles hospital.”

“Thompson, who's the digest's publisher, says bird watching is a hobby, a pastime and a spectator sport that can be enjoyed anywhere.”

“Rubbernecking is only a spectator sport.”

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