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spotter

[spot-er] / ˈspɒt ər /
NOUN
detector
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Looking down at her chief executive, who was stationed nearby as a spotter, she called out: “Josep Maria, don’t let me fall!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The macro and thematic equity research group was founded by investor and trend spotter James van Geelen, who identified AI as a game changer in 2022 and spotted diet drugs early in 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

The surge of immigration detention flights at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport spurred plane spotter Nick Benson to shift from tracking rare and unusual aircraft to cataloging the removal of detainees from Minnesota.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

He spent a lot of time as a "spotter", watching out for known trouble-makers, gathering operational intelligence, and helping to defuse potential flashpoints at football games.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2025

“Bfff...She got it!” the spotter pilot yelled, his voice cracking.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

But his instincts made him one of the surest spotters and nurturers of talent in pop history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The nonprofit group’s pilots, spotters and other volunteers began regularly searching the Florida Straits by plane for other rafters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said officers were working to tackle parking issues created by plane spotters.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

Kane and her fellow spotters publish the locations of officers and raids underway in an effort to document arrests and de-escalate the encounters with their presence.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

On the roofs of the ambulances were spotters with binoculars.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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