French word

téléspectateur

Pronunciation

IPA/telespɛktatœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounviewer

Example

Le téléspectateur regarde l'émission tous les soirs.

The viewer watches the show every evening.

Illustration for téléspectateur (viewer)

More examples

Un téléspectateur zappeur change souvent de chaîne pendant les publicités.

A channel-surfing viewer often changes channels during commercials.

Core concept

An individual viewer watching a broadcast as it reaches a home screen.

Common phrases

  • un téléspectateur régulier

    regular viewer

  • le téléspectateur zappeur

    channel-surfing viewer

Similar words

audience: The collective audience for television, radio, or theater.
spectateur: A person attending a film or theatrical performance as a viewer.
auditeur: A person listening to a radio program or lecture.

Definition in French

Personne qui regarde une émission diffusée à la télévision.

Word origin

The word was formed in French from télé-, referring to television at a distance, and spectateur, a person who watches.

Usage tips

  • French uses téléspectateur for a person, whereas audience refers to the viewers collectively or to an audience as a whole.

Related words

  • téléspectatricefemale viewernoun

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