单词 | spotter |
释义 | spotter /spot"euhr/, n. 1. a person employed to remove spots from clothing, esp. at a dry-cleaning establishment. 2. (in civil defense) a civilian who watches for enemy airplanes. 3. Informal. a person employed to watch the activity and behavior of others, esp. employees, as for evidence of dishonesty. 4. Mil. an observer at a forward position who singles out targets for gunners. 5. a person or thing that spots. 6. (in small-arms practice firing) a small black disk attached to the target to make more prominent the places where a bullet has hit. 7. an assistant to a sportscaster who provides the names of the players chiefly involved in each play of a game, esp. a football game. 8. 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. [1605-15; SPOT + -ER1] |
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