spotter

spotter Definition

spot·ter (spät′ər)

noun

a person or thing that spots; specif.,

a person whose work is removing spots, etc. in dry cleaning
☆ a person hired to watch for dishonesty, etc. among employees, as in a store
a person who watches for, and reports, enemy aircraft
a person who determines, as for a gun crew, the position of a target and the closeness to it of the projectiles fired
☆ a football coach's assistant in the stands who reports on the plays to the bench by phone; also, an assistant to a sports announcer who helps identify the players for the announcer

spotter Usage Examples

Possessives

guide: PLUS read the secret diary of a brave river explorer and get to know your watery wildlife with our spotter's guide.

Converse of object

have: Bench press throw With this exercise make sure you have two spotters, one on each side of the bar.
use: I feel obliged to repeat the warning: always use a spotter, and only use weights that you can manage.
become: So become a plane spotter and count the bombs and don't forget to get your stop and search sponsorship form.

Adjective modifier

keen: John Wheatley As a young lad John was a keen plane spotter, - there were many raids by enemy aircraft over the Bay.
would-be: Clothes so we top For Getaways Travel of the nights of politics of would-be spotters.
avid: Once again, these programs are something the avid actor spotter need not get excited about, and the story line is equally uninspiring.
first-time: First-time spotter " Suz " arrives with this rarely-seen ( Northern?

Modifies a noun

plane: A spotter plane is used to circle above the reef looking for whale sharks.
aircraft: Königsberg fired first, targeting via shore spotters, the monitors replying using spotter aircraft.
scheme: The James Street practice is a member of the RCGP spotter scheme.
telescope: Spotter telescopes of between 60mm and 100mm aperture may be used to photograph the Moon simply by holding the camera lens to the eyepiece.
magazine: Basically a spotters magazine, with worldwide reports on aircraft movements and registration changes.
guide: Cartoons and photos are scattered throughout the book as well as several " spotters guides " .

Noun used with modifier

plane: A serious plane spotter will build up a stock of notes of all the tail numbers he or she has seen.
talent: LTA talent spotters will be on the look out for kids who possess the innate sporting potential to be a future tennis champion.
train: By the way, train spotters take note - 750,000 people use Tokyo station every day.
aircraft: Some 800 skilled aircraft spotters went to sea in Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships to take part in the ' Invasion of Europe ' .
bird: On our particular party, we were never short of authorized bird spotters.
trend: Trend spotters At the recent Alite team meeting we asked the question: how will schools differ in five years time?

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