spotter
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
(in civil defense) a civilian who watches for enemy airplanes.
Informal. a person employed to watch the activity and behavior of others, especially employees, as for evidence of dishonesty.
Military. an observer at a forward position who singles out targets for gunners.
a person or thing that spots.
(in small-arms practice firing) a small black disk attached to the target to make more prominent the places where a bullet has hit.
an assistant to a sportscaster who provides the names of the players chiefly involved in each play of a game, especially a football game.
Gymnastics, Tumbling. a person who is stationed in the most effective place to guard against an injury to a performer in the act of executing a maneuver.
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How to use spotter in a sentence
The spotters communicate by radio, and the guided bombs read GPS coordinates for more accurate strikes.
Here’s how the US Army plans on winning the wars of our future | Rob Verger | August 12, 2021 | Popular-ScienceCloud spotters could see a catalogue of types slowly drifting across the blue.
Among Tuesday’s attractions: It was nothing like our stormy Monday | Martin Weil | June 16, 2021 | Washington PostLaviolette said after the game that Samsonov was pulled by a concussion protocol spotter.
Ilya Samsonov and the Capitals are not great as the Islanders score eight | Samantha Pell | April 2, 2021 | Washington PostIf a tornado warning is issued for your location, it means a tornado has been indicated by radar or seen by a storm spotter and you should seek shelter immediately in the lowest floor of a strong building in an interior room.
Updates: Tornado watch for areas east of District | Jason Samenow | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostI think it was crucial that we had three dirt bikes and spotters constantly.
"It's probably that cow-boy spotter of Norcross's, but he can't get away," Hatch was gritting—meaning Tarbell, probably.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeHe was still below the alleged spotter with its straw-stuffed observer when Tam dived for him.
Tam O' The Scoots | Edgar WallaceNot the least dangerous of the many services the airplane is performing is that of the artillery “spotter.”
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithOr he may have to report the results of a mock bombardment, and thus prepare himself for the duties of the artillery “spotter.”
The Romance of Aircraft | Lawrence Yard SmithWe were watching the top of the hill and saw the little L4 spotter planes flying low and directing the artillery fire.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy Benson
British Dictionary definitions for spotter
/ (ˈspɒtə) /
a person or thing that watches or observes
(as modifier): a spotter plane
a person who makes a hobby of watching for and noting numbers or types of trains, buses, etc: a train spotter
military a person who orders or advises adjustment of fire on a target by observations
a person, esp one engaged in civil defence, who watches for enemy aircraft
US informal an employee assigned to spy on his colleagues in order to check on their honesty
films
a person who checks against irregularities and inconsistencies
a person who searches for new material, performers, etc
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