1
: one that makes or applies a spot (as for identification)
2
: one that looks or keeps watch: such as
a
: one that locates enemy targets
b
: a civilian who watches for approaching airplanes
c
: a person who assists another during exercise (as to prevent injury)
3
: one that removes spots
4
: one that places something on or in a desired spot
Examples of spotter in a Sentence
When you lift weights, you should always have a spotter.
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As of April 25, the locations of 11 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures and open-source imagery captured by satellites or ship spotters.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Big Tools for Deepfake Detection The most sophisticated deepfake spotter tools can take a video and look for those subtle tells that show whether it’s naturally produced or not.
—John Werner, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
As of April 11, the locations of 10 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures and open-source imagery captured by satellites or ship spotters.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Gil Cohen-Magen/Reuters Fifteen of the spotters were among more than 50 soldiers killed at their base on Oct. 7.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Big Tools for Deepfake Detection The most sophisticated deepfake spotter tools can take a video and look for those subtle tells that show whether it’s naturally produced or not.
—John Werner, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
As of April 11, the locations of 10 vessels were publicly available via military disclosures and open-source imagery captured by satellites or ship spotters.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Gil Cohen-Magen/Reuters Fifteen of the spotters were among more than 50 soldiers killed at their base on Oct. 7.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spotter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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