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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spot•ter /ˈspɑtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person employed to watch the activity of others, as for evidence of dishonesty:The spotter rode the train to make sure the conductor collected the tickets.
- Militarya military observer who spots targets.
- Sport, Show Businessan assistant to a sportscaster who provides the names of the players in a game.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spot•ter (spot′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person employed to remove spots from clothing, esp. at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- Military(in civil defense) a civilian who watches for enemy airplanes.
- Informal Termsa person employed to watch the activity and behavior of others, esp. employees, as for evidence of dishonesty.
- Militaryan observer at a forward position who singles out targets for gunners.
- a person or thing that spots.
- Military, Sport(in small-arms practice firing) a small black disk attached to the target to make more prominent the places where a bullet has hit.
- Sport, Show Businessan assistant to a sportscaster who provides the names of the players chiefly involved in each play of a game, esp. a football game.
- Sport[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.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spotter /ˈspɒtə/ n - 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
- 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
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