A spotter is someone trained to look for something.
Spotter may refer to:
Sports Spotter (auto racing), a type of navigator in auto racing Spotter (weight training), someone who assists someone lifting a weight in order to prevent injuries Spotting (climbing), a person who stands below a climber for accident prevention
Military or policing Spotter (sniping), member of a sniper team who assists in observation of targets and handles ancillary tasks Spotter plane, an aircraft used for surveillance Artillery observer or spotter, a person who is responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire Informant, a person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency
Hobby observation Weather spotter, an individual who observes the weather to inform media or others Storm spotter, a weather spotter who observes severe weather events Aircraft spotter, a hobbyist who tracks and records the movement of aircraft Bus spotter, a hobbyist who seeks to see all buses in a particular fleet or produced by a particular manufacturer Wildlife observation, noting the occurrence or abundance of animal species for research or recreation Trainspotter, a person interested, recreationally, in rail transport Ship watching, tracking and observing the passage of various ships Satellite spotter, a hobbyist who observes and tracks artificial satellites that are orbiting Earth
Other uses Spotter (maneuvering), an individual who helps guide a vehicle A local writer for Spotted by Locals travel guides Various dolphin species of the genus Stenella Shark spotter, someone who engages in shark surveillance for shark attack prevention An American term for a banksman
See also Spot (disambiguation) Forward air control, the provision of guidance to military close air support aircraft