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spotter

/ˈspɑ.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
spot-ter
IPA
/ˈspɑ.tɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who observes something.

noun

A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view.

noun

One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.

noun

A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.

American usage

noun

Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).

noun

A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars.

noun

A person employed to assist a sports presenter by identifying the players or events during a game.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- Proto-Germanic *spluttaz Proto-West Germanic *splott Old English splott Middle English spot Middle Dutch spotteinflu. Middle English splotinflu. English spot Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English spotter From spot + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspɑ.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈspɒt.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spotters (plural)

Derived Forms

birdspotter cloudspotter locospotter microspotter pinspotter planespotter trainspotter trendspotter

Phrases

plane spotter spotter plane talent spotter talent-spotter train spotter weather spotter G-spotter

Frequently Paired Words

G-spotter

Synonyms

banksman dogman lookout observer signalman spotted dolphin finder discoverer

Rhymes With

potter hotter mater otter saltwater trotter cotter squatter plotter blotter imprimatur totter

Questions

How do you pronounce spotter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɑ.tɚ/.
What does spotter mean?
A person who observes something.
Where does spotter come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- Proto-Germanic *spluttaz Proto-West Germanic *splott Old English splott Middle English spot Middle Dutch spotteinflu. Middle English splotinflu. English spot Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English spotter From spot + -er.

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