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English
Etymology
From spot + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
spotter (plural spotters)
- A person who observes something.
- A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view.
- (weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
1981 December 12, Melissa Wills, “Moving Metal”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 10:Due to a spotter's lack of action in holding the weight when a lifter lost her balance, the lifter badly pulled some muscles.
- (US) A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.
- Synonyms: banksman, dogman, lookout, observer, signalman
- Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
- Synonym: spotted dolphin
- (motor racing) A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars.
Derived terms
Translations
military: supporting sniper
sports: exercise supervisor
person who gives directions for a crane
dolphin of the genus Stenella
motor racing: team member responsible for communication with the driver
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Anagrams
Danish
Verb
spotter
- present of spotte
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
spotter m (definite singular spotteren, indefinite plural spottere, definite plural spotterne)
- jeerer; mocker
See also
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
spotter m (plural spotteres)
- spotter (clarification of this definition is needed)