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spotter
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spotter
1. a person who makes a hobby of watching for and noting numbers or types of trains, buses, etc.
2. Films
a. a person who checks against irregularities and inconsistencies
b. a person who searches for new material, performers, etc.
spotter [′späd·ər]
(optics)
dotter
(ordnance)
An observer stationed for the purpose of observing and reporting results of naval gunfire to the firing agency, or in designating targets.
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Groups of spotters sometimes meet up at the intersection of the M5 and the M6 because of sheer volume of traffic.
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