spotter

English

Etymology

From spot +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspɒt.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈspɑ.tɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ)

Noun

spotter (plural spotters)

1. A person who observes something.
2. 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.
3. (weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
4. (US) A person who gives directions of a crane or vehicle challenging to navigate from a different point of view to the moved load.

   Synonyms: banksman, dogman, lookout, observer, signalman

5. Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).

   Synonym: spotted dolphin

6. (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

• locospotter
• planespotter/plane spotter
• train spotter
• weather spotter

Translations

extra sniper

• Catalan: observador
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: tähystäjä (fi)

• German: Beobachter (de) m; the same function in the air force is also called Kampfbeobachter m, Waffensystemoffizier m, Kampfbeobachtungsoffizier m; then there is the term Beobachtungsoffizier m in general
• Swedish: spanare (sv) c, utkik (sv) c

exercise supervisor

• Catalan: observador
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: varmistaja (fi)

• German: Übungshelfer m, contrasted with the Übungsleiter (de) m meaning “trainer”
• Swedish: spotter c

crane supervisor

• Catalan: vigilant (ca)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: valvoja (fi), tähystäjä (fi)

• German: Einweiser m
• Swedish: förman (sv) c

Stenella gen.

• Catalan: dofí tacat tropical (ca)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: meridelfiini

• German: Fleckendelfin m
• Swedish: Stenella-delfin

References

• “spotter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• Potters, potters, protest, strepto, strepto-

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Danish

Verb

spotter

1. present of spotte

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

spotter m (definite singular spotteren, indefinite plural spottere, definite plural spotterne)

1. jeerer; mocker

See also

• spottar (Nynorsk)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpoteɾ/, [esˈpo.t̪eɾ]

Noun

spotter m (plural spotteres)

1. spotter (clarification of this definition is needed)