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English
Etymology
From train + spotter.
Noun
trainspotter (plural trainspotters)
- A person whose hobby is train spotting.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 2:`So are you like one of those anorak wearing trainspotter types?'
2021 July 28, Christian Wolmar, “Forgotten by the railways, but ripe for the exploring”, in RAIL, number 936, page 34:Above all, I remember the noise and smell of the steam locomotives, and it was those journeys that turned me into a trainspotter, which meant that soon a pencil, notebook and the Ian Allan locospotter's guide became essential items for the trip.
- (by extension) An obsessive follower of any minority interest or hobby.
Translations
person whose hobby is train spotting
obsessive follower of any minority interest or hobby
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