spotter

noun

Definition of spotternext
as in observer

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Recent Examples of spotter An hour later, a staticky radio call from the spotter plane overhead confirmed our first shark sighting. — Josh Blaylock, USA Today, 31 July 2026 The Health and Human Services Secretary and Kid Rock’s favorite spotter is now a (free-streaming) TV presenter. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Neighboring countries have sent boats, spotter planes and rescue personnel, including a contingent of divers from French Guiana as officials prepare to switch from a rescue operation to a recovery one. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 As a result, dancers often swap equipment during workshops or rely on spotters to safely attempt new skills. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 11 June 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
  • Netanyahu and his party, Likud, are not ahead in most mainstream polls, and yet most observers of any credibility agree that damn near anything could happen, especially given Israel’s complicated parliamentary arrangements and wild array of parties.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The full occultation was visible across a swath of North America, Western Africa and the Atlantic Ocean, where the moon passed directly between Jupiter and the observer.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of observer
Noun
  • Two Dominican Republic Navy patrol boats arrived to help offload the people from the sinking vessel, the Coast Guard said.
    — David Goodhue October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Four officers from the traffic unit were moved into vacant positions in regular patrol and investigative units, and their former positions in traffic were eliminated.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of patrol
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  • And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sentry
Noun
  • At the time of the January announcement, market watchers were already predicting how Anta could possibly help steer Puma out of its slump.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The market odds of a rate increase at the US Federal Reserve’s October meeting sank Wednesday after the central bank published minutes of its September meeting, though Fed watchers priced in a December hike.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of watcher
Noun
  • That drive started with a Mariota keeper around the left end that went for 35 yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Crisis Manager This is the keeper of all things calm, the soothing presence when things get a bit too much.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of keeper
Noun
  • My sentinel, dressed in a sharp black suit, his frigid blue eyes taut with grief.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of sentinel

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“Spotter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotter. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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