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SPOTTER Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word spotter. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word spotter. (close relations)
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lookout
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• an elevated post affording a wide view

• a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

• the act of looking out

observer
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

• an expert who observes and comments on something

scout
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

• someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

• someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

verb

• explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

sentinel
nounn
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

sentry
nounn
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

guard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who keeps watch over something or someone

• the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage

• a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

• a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

• the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

• a military unit serving to protect some place or person

• a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

• the duty of serving as a sentry

• (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles

• a position on a basketball team

verb

• to keep watch over

• watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• protect against a challenge or attack

• take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

patrol
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

• the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

• a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

verb

• maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

ranger
nounn
noun

• an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

• a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

• a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

surveyor
nounn
noun

• an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures

• someone who conducts a statistical survey

watcher
nounn
noun

• a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

• a guard who keeps watch

• a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

watchman
nounn
noun

• a guard who keeps watch

surveillant
nounn
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signalman
nounn
noun

• a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard

banksman
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dogman
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discoverer
nounn
noun

• someone who is the first to think of or make something

• someone who is the first to observe something

finder
nounn
noun

• someone who comes upon something after searching

• someone who is the first to observe something

• optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

picket
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

• a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work

• a vehicle performing sentinel duty

• a wooden strip forming part of a fence

• a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake

verb

• serve as pickets or post pickets

• fasten with a picket

watch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

verb

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

lookout man
nounn
noun

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Best Hypernyms For SPOTTER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for spotter, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (18)
employee observer watcher analyst beholder custodian evaluator examiner guardian inspector lookout monitor perceiver percipient scout sentry watchman surveillant
Phrases (1)
security guard

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