[
UK
/spˈɒtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈspɑtɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈspɑtɝ/ ]
NOUN
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
- a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
- someone who is the first to observe something
How To Use spotter In A Sentence
- Over 6,000 policemen and women were on the streets of central London backed up by mounted police, three police helicopters and numerous plainclothes spotters on the roofs and in the crowd.
- The term ‘trainspotter’ needn't just be applied to drum 'n' bass obsessives or US sitcom completists.
- Maybe I ‘m more of a sexpert than a trend-spotter.
- She said: ‘I have spoken to managers at the station and they are quite happy for trainspotters to continue their hobby.’
- So a lot of times we have what we refer to as Doppler indicated tornadoes, as opposed to, say, trained storm spotter indicated. CNN Transcript Sep 23, 2006
- If you are a plane-spotter or air force groupie, you will love staying a mere five minutes from RAF Kinloss, where you can see the planes taking off.
- It's a bonus for the late train spotter.
- Since the introduction of sonar, radar and spotter planes, commercial fishing has caught bluefin tuna faster than nature can replace them. Times, Sunday Times
- Another great planning tool is The Foliage Network, which collects data from an army of volunteer foliage spotters twice a week during the fall, ensuring an up-to-date and very specific report for leaf peepers. Beautiful Fall Foliage Drives
- Fixed-wing commission aircraft and spotter helicopters will assist if farmers become overwhelmed.