/ Dictionary / Index S spotter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: spot•ter Pronunciation: (spot'ur), [key] — n. a person employed to remove spots from clothing, esp. at a dry-cleaning establishment. (in civil defense) a civilian who watches for enemy airplanes. a person employed to watch the activity and behavior of others, esp. employees, as for evidence of dishonesty. an observer at a forward position who singles out targets for gunners. a person or thing that spots. (in small-arms practice firing) a small black disk attached to the target to make more prominent the places where a bullet has hit. an assistant to a sportscaster who provides the names of the players chiefly involved in each play of a game, esp. a football game. a person who is stationed in the most effective place to guard against an injury to a performer in the act of executing a maneuver. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: spotter (Thesaurus) spotted wintergreen spot test Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language