spotter
Etymology Pronunciation Noun
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Etymology Pronunciation Noun
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.
- (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.
- Synonyms: banksman, dogman, lookout, observer, signalman
- Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
- Synonyms: 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.
- German: Beobachter; the same function in the air force is also called Kampfbeobachter, Waffensystemoffizier, Kampfbeobachtungsoffizier; then there is the term Beobachtungsoffizier in general
- German: Übungshelfer, contrasted with the Übungsleiter meaning “trainer”
- German: Einweiser
- Spanish: amantero
- German: Fleckendelfin
- Portuguese: golfinho-pintado
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