# spotter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɒt.ə/ · frequency rank #37,232

## Definitions
1. A person who observes something.
2. 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.
3. One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
4. A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.
5. Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
6. A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars.
7. A person employed to assist a sports presenter by identifying the players or events during a game.

## Etymology
From spot + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spotter-vs-sutter)
- **spotty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spotter-vs-spotty)
- **stutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spotter-vs-stutter)
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sitter-vs-spotter)
- **setter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-spotter)
- **shorter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shorter-vs-spotter)
- **spotted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spotted-vs-spotter)
- **shooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-spotter)
- **scooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooter-vs-spotter)
- **spoiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiler-vs-spotter)
- **shutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-spotter)
- **scatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scatter-vs-spotter)
- **shatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shatter-vs-spotter)
- **specter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/specter-vs-spotter)
- **slotted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slotted-vs-spotter)
- **smother** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smother-vs-spotter)
- **spooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooner-vs-spotter)
- **spitzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spitzer-vs-spotter)
- **splitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splitter-vs-spotter)
- **splatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splatter-vs-spotter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psotter`, `soptter`, `spoter`, `spotetr`, `spotterr`, `spottre`, `sppotter`, `sptoter`, `sspotter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spotter