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# spotter

noun (a spotter, spotters)

«spotter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A spotter is a person who watches out for something, especially as a hobby: a train spotter, a bird spotter, a plane spotter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#m1)
2. (sport) In gym and weightlifting, a spotter stands by to catch you or help if you lose control. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#m2)
3. A spotter is someone who watches for danger or for an enemy and reports it, like a fire spotter or an aircraft spotter in wartime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE, gymnastics and trampolining, spotters keep others safe; that is a safety rule. Train spotters in the UK note down train numbers as a hobby. In history lessons, wartime spotters watched the sky for enemy planes. In storm chasing, weather spotters report tornadoes and storms.

### Examples

- Grandpa has been a train spotter since he was a boy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#x1)
- A spotter stood beside the trampoline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#x2)
- Never lift heavy weights without a spotter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#x3)
- Bird spotters waited quietly in the hide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#x4)
- In the war, spotters on rooftops watched for enemy planes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#x5)
- Weather spotters reported the tornado. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#x6)
- The talent spotter asked the girl to join the football academy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/#x7)

### Note

Countable: spotters. "Trainspotter" is sometimes used in the UK as a mild joke for someone who loves collecting small facts. Related verb: spot (to notice).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «spotter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spotter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«spotter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/spotter.html) on Mova free.