spotter

Meaning

Noun

• A person who observes something.
• A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view.
• One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
• A person who gives directions of a crane or vehicle challenging to navigate from a different point of view to the moved load.
• Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata (species) distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba (species)) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
• A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars.

Origin

• From spot + -er