spotter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
spotter• Just 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
spot‧ter /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‧ter /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:
weather spotter American English