spotter

noun/ˈspɑtər/

Frequency rank: #15,762 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who watches for and identifies something, such as targets, aircraft, or talent.

Illustration for the English word “spotter”

Example sentence

The military used a trained spotter on the hilltop to locate enemy positions.

Synonyms & related words

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