spotter

noun

Definition of spotternext
as in observer

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Recent Examples of spotter Also, spotter planes flying along the Outer Cape have spotted great white sharks near swimming beaches. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 Our guide, Walter, and our wildlife spotter, Howard, both deserve trophies. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026 Dedicated car spotters will already be angrily scrolling to the comments section, but rest assured the only Cobras with roofs to date have been track specials. — New Atlas, 3 June 2026 Having a spotter who can pay full attention is necessary if guiding or driving any tall equipment or vehicles to keep them clear from overhead lines. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for spotter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spotter
  1. observer
  2. patrol
  3. sentry
  4. watcher
  5. keeper
  6. sentinel
Noun
  • Joe Conti, an independent researcher and physics enthusiast based in Massachusetts, is inviting eclipse observers across Iceland and Spain to capture the optical mystery on their smartphones as part of a citizen science project.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • For some observers, the public nature of the event raised concerns.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of observer
Noun
  • The man was found by an officer from the Kennedy Township Police Department who was on patrol.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The highway patrol’s video snippet ended with the man still holding the blades and ambling down an embankment to the highway while an officer pointed a gun at him.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of patrol
Noun
  • In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • From Newt's family making first contact with a Facehugger to a wonderfully tense sentry gun sequence, Cameron's extra footage enhances a classic.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of sentry
Noun
  • Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Fed watchers have found the September decision difficult to predict after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh suggested markets were doing some of the Fed's inflation-fighting work for it.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of watcher
Noun
  • With more than 1,000 suggestions to chose from, here's the name keepers picked.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Canada keeper made eight saves as León had 10 shots on target.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 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

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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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