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