spotter

/ˈspɑdər/

/ˈspɒtə/

Other forms: spotters

Definitions of spotter

1. noun

   a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
   type of:

   employee

   a worker who is hired to perform a job
2. noun

   someone who is the first to observe something
   synonyms: discoverer, finder

   types:

   co-discoverer

   someone who is the first of two or more people to discover something

   type of:

   beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient

   a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
3. noun

   a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
   synonyms: lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, watch

   type of:

   security guard, watcher, watchman

   a guard who keeps watch
4. noun

   a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
   type of:

   employee

   a worker who is hired to perform a job