SPOTTER Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word spotter. (close relations)
Definition of SPOTTER
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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 | nounn | |||||||
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dogman | nounn | |||||||
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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 |