telespettatore

television viewer, TV viewer

noun teh-leh-spet-tah-TOH-reh Rare

Origin: Compound of 'tele-' (from Greek 'tēle', far) + 'spettatore' (spectator).

Usage Note

Telespettatore is the standard word for a TV viewer in Italian, used in audience-ratings discussions and broadcasting contexts. The feminine form is telespettatrice; the plural is telespettatori (mixed or male) / telespettatrici (all female). It is a formal compound common in journalism.

Examples

"Milioni di telespettatori hanno seguito la partita."

Natural Translation

Millions of TV viewers watched the match.

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