Home › Words › T › telespectatortelespectatortelespectator means one who witnesses an event on television.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, telespectator ranks #26,855 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom tele- + spectator.nounOne who witnesses an event on television.e.g.“All these things that affect the psychology of the telespectator, must also affect the dramaturgical techniques of those who create the telecast.” — 1952, Films in Review, volume 3, page 505:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).