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spotter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++spot·ter /ˈspɒtə $ ˈspɑːtər/ noun [countable]  1. bird/train etc spotter British EnglishDLO someone who spends time watching birds, trains etc for pleasure and writes down the things that they see 鸟类/火车等观察者2 someone whose job is to look for or notice a particular type of thing 〔以专门搜寻或注意某类事物为职业的〕探子 Football clubs send spotters to look for young talent. 足球俱乐部派出星探去寻找年轻的足球人才。weather spotter 气象观察员 American English
Examples from the Corpus
spotterJust the thing for all the serious aircraft enthusiasts, spotters, heavy metal fans and number-crunchers to get hold of.I suppose we're all train spotters at heart.Why are so many train spotters called Derek?Here is the story of one of them, Derek, the most unsuccessful train spotter in the world.
spot·ter nounChineseSyllable
someone watching etc Corpus who time spends birds, trains


spotter
spotter /ˈspɒtə $ ˈspɑːtər/ noun [countable]
1. bird/train etc spotter British English someone who spends time watching birds, trains etc for pleasure and writes down the things that they see
2. someone whose job is to look for or notice a particular type of thing:
    Football clubs send spotters to look for young talent.
    weather spotter American English


spot·terBrE /ˈspɒtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspɑːtər/ 🔊 noun (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词) a person who looks for a particular type of thing or person, as a hobby or job 探子(爱好或专门搜寻物品或人才)a talent spotter (= sb who visits clubs and theatres looking for new performers) 星探   see also trainspotter (also ˈspotter plane) a plane used for finding out what an enemy is doing 侦察机