spotter

noun

Definition of spotternext
as in observer

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Recent Examples of spotter 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 Ship spotters on social media shared images of the warship in Tokyo Bay on Saturday afternoon local time. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Credit to her crew chief, spotter and team owner for handling it like adults. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 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
  • While the conflict has thus far been driven by advances in aerial drone technology, many observers predicted that the next major battlefield innovation would be the widespread employment of ground robots.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Complicating matters is that the moon is closest to an observer (and therefore is largest in the sky) when directly overhead, at the zenith.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Definition of observer
Noun
  • States could only enforce laws where patrol vessels happened to be present.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • Disparity between unincorporated areas, cities If the POP unit is eliminated, its six officers would return to patrol assignments.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 13, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of patrol
Noun
  • 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
  • The former is heralded with a blast of horns; the latter guards its inner sanctum behind Tobie Windham’s officious sentry.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of sentry
Noun
  • Meanwhile, industry watchers believe there aren’t enough films geared to women or Black or Hispanic ticket buyers, three demographics that often turn out for movies that are produced with them in mind.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • According to a post on Threads by his brother Charlie Georgiou, who appeared on Love Island USA season seven, Zach’s TikTok account was banned after angry Love Island watchers mass-reported it.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of watcher
Noun
  • Argentine keeper Emiliano Martínez set a new record for most saves in a men’s World Cup Final, with 11, including a few diving stops that kept Argentina alive.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026
  • The goal ruined a superhuman effort by Argentine keeper Emiliano Martínez, who made 11 saves while playing with a fractured right ring finger that will require surgery.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • 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
  • Meanwhile, in Ischia Ponte, the Castello Aragonese stands sentinel over a causeway that connects it to the rest of the island.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Definition of sentinel

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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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