spotter

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spotter

  (spŏt'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that applies spots.
  2. One that looks for, locates, and reports something, as:
    1. A military or civil defense lookout.
    2. Informal. A person hired to detect dishonest acts by employees, as in a bank.
  3. Sports.
    1. One who identifies players on the field, as for a radio or television announcer.
    2. One who is responsible for watching and guarding a performer during practice to prevent injury, as in gymnastics or weightlifting.
  4. One employed by a dry cleaner to remove spots.

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A weight-training partner who hands weights to a weight-lifter, controls the weights during lifts, and takes the weights when the lifts are completed. Spotters are essential to reduce the risk of accidents; even the most experienced lifters can get tired.

 

n. an observer stationed for the purpose of observing and reporting results of naval gunfire to those who are firing, and who also may be employed in designating targets.

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(DOD) An observer stationed for the purpose of observing and reporting results of naval gunfire to the firing agency and who also may be employed in designating targets. See also field artillery observer; naval gunfire spotting team.

 
Wikipedia: spotter (disambiguation)

A spotter is someone trained to look for or "spot" something. The term has the following special meanings.




 
Translations: Translations for: Spotter

Dansk (Danish)
n. - observatør, detektiv, pletrenser, detachør

Nederlands (Dutch)
iemand die vlekken maakt/verwijdert, observator

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) observateur, guetteur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erkundungsflugzeug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εντοπιστής, (στρατ.) αναγνωριστικό αεροπλάνο

Italiano (Italian)
osservatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vigia (m)

Русский (Russian)
сыщик, наблюдатель, рабочий химчистки, выводящий пятна, корректировщик огня корабельной артиллерии, самолет-кор- ректировщик, радиолокационная станция обнаружения

Español (Spanish)
n. - observador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - luftbevakare, tågräknare, bilräknare, eldobservatör, målspanare, flygspanare, spaningsflygplan, kontrollant, detektiv

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
秘密监视人, 私家侦探

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 秘密監視人, 私家偵探

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (세탁소의) 얼룩을 빼는 사람, 민간 대공 감시자, 정찰기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 監視人, 観測員, しみを抜く人, 探偵, 監督者, 見張り, 偵察兵, 偵察機, コーチ助手, スポーツアナ助手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طائرة استكشاف, شخص يكتشف ( المواهب)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צופה, מזהה, מאכן, מאתר‬


 
 

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