Thesaurus results for SPOTTER

spotter

noun

Definition of spotter

as in observer

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of spotter An hour later, a staticky radio call from the spotter plane overhead confirmed our first shark sighting. — Josh Blaylock, USA Today, 31 July 2026 The Health and Human Services Secretary and Kid Rock’s favorite spotter is now a (free-streaming) TV presenter. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Neighboring countries have sent boats, spotter planes and rescue personnel, including a contingent of divers from French Guiana as officials prepare to switch from a rescue operation to a recovery one. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 As a result, dancers often swap equipment during workshops or rely on spotters to safely attempt new skills. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for spotter

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter

Noun

Those two changes mean an observer could actually see three apparent images of the spacecraft at certain moments.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Market observers interviewed noted that current futures prices continue to significantly understate the actual supply risks in physical crude markets.

— , CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of observer

Noun

Miami Gardens police found their missing K-9 who disappeared last week after running from a patrol vehicle and getting hit by a car, according to the department.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
His more than 32-year law enforcement career has included leadership assignments in violent crimes, patrol and special investigations, and homicide and robbery investigations.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of patrol

Noun

And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of sentry

Noun

Hornicek came onto the radar having been identified by Newcastle’s data team — which is headed up by Sudarshan Gopaladesikan, the technical director — as a future top-class ’keeper.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
So Wingard amicably parted ways with Godzilla’s keepers in order to reconnect with the types of films that first put him on the map.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeper

Noun

In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of sentinel

Browse Nearby Words

spotted

spotter

spotters

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of spotter

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

watershed

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Games & Quizzes