spotter
Americannoun
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a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
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(in civil defense) a civilian who watches for enemy airplanes.
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Informal. a person employed to watch the activity and behavior of others, especially employees, as for evidence of dishonesty.
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Military. an observer at a forward position who singles out targets for gunners.
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a person or thing that spots.
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(in small-arms practice firing) a small black disk attached to the target to make more prominent the places where a bullet has hit.
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an assistant to a sportscaster who provides the names of the players chiefly involved in each play of a game, especially a football game.
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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.
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a person or thing that watches or observes
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a spotter plane
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a person who makes a hobby of watching for and noting numbers or types of trains, buses, etc
a train spotter
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military a person who orders or advises adjustment of fire on a target by observations
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a person, esp one engaged in civil defence, who watches for enemy aircraft
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informal an employee assigned to spy on his colleagues in order to check on their honesty
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films
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a person who checks against irregularities and inconsistencies
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a person who searches for new material, performers, etc
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Berkeley police said they identified Hue thanks to interviews with witnesses and a review of surveillance video, along with Shot Spotter and automated license plate recognition technologies.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024
Following its tornado in 2007, Greensburg took advantage of the National Weather Service's Storm Spotter training sessions, which trained volunteers how to spot severe weather events.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2021
“Part of the point of Mid-Atlantic Chaser Con was to network and get people together to put the faces to the names you see on Spotter Network,” Hark said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2021
Spotter planes already are banned in other parts of the state.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2018
“Hold on. Some of the things he said make sense. Spotter planes are used to find fish. Lucy, hand me the proposal.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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