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spotter

noun

Definition of spotter

as in observer

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Recent Examples of spotter Baltimore Police responded to a shot spotter alert and a call for a shooting. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Noun

This disturbing contradiction suggests that different physical laws apply to the observer and the observed.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In a video of the incident posted to social media, a black SUV was seen driving down the residential street before appearing to strike an observer as other observers blew whistles in warning of approaching agents.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of observer

Noun

Those features could help officers reach locations that conventional patrol vehicles cannot easily access.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
The patrol vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens were activated, and the officers tried to pull over the Nissan near 44th Street and 14th Avenue.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of patrol

Noun

Some of them have panoramic views of white windmills, which dot the coastline of the Taiwan Strait like slender sentries.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of sentry

Noun

But the bright moon is expected to set a few hours before sunrise, so sky watchers will have an optimal window to spot up to 20 meteors per hour.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Cammarata’s essay went viral among AI researchers and other industry watchers.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of watcher

Noun

But on the next drive, his option keeper for a first down and block on Kenneth Walker’s touchdown run proved a strong response.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Jones flashed his decisiveness and speed on the ensuing play, gaining 14 yards on a quarterback keeper.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of keeper

Noun

Tuna are also ecologically important apex predators and serve as sentinels of ocean health.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
The program finally comes to an end For more than 55 years, at least a handful of these satellites have been flying as silent sentinels—until last month.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

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