galleryite

American  

[gal-uh-ree-ahyt, gal-ree-] / ˈgæl ə riˌaɪt, ˈgæl ri- /

noun

1. a spectator, as in a theater gallery or at a golf match.

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Etymology

Origin of galleryite

First recorded in 1890–95; gallery + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

At Atlanta's Black Rock Course�where a galleryite last winter offered Sam Snead a prewar ball for his match with Byron Nelson, in exchange for an autograph�draining of a big lake yielded 16,000 waterlogged pellets for reprocessing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both writer and painter do have a common purpose: the writer, to amuse, to shock, to entertain the reader; the painter, to amuse, to shock, to entertain the galleryite: both in-tend to jar your emotions.

From Time Magazine Archive