spotter
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]spotter (plural spotters)
- A person who observes something.
- 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.
- (weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
- 1981 December 12, Melissa Wills, “Moving Metal”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 10:
- Due to a spotter's lack of action in holding the weight when a lifter lost her balance, the lifter badly pulled some muscles.
- (US) A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.
- Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
- Synonym: spotted dolphin
- (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
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[edit]Translations
[edit]person who observes
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military: supporting sniper
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sports: exercise supervisor
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person who gives directions for a crane
dolphin of the genus Stenella
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motor racing: team member responsible for communication with the driver
References
[edit]- “spotter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Verb
[edit]spotter
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]spotter m (definite singular spotteren, indefinite plural spottere, definite plural spotterne)
See also
[edit]- spottar (Nynorsk)
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]spotter m (plural spotteres)
- spotter (clarification of this definition is needed)
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