Spotter

A spotter is someone trained to look for something.

Spotter may refer to:

Sports

 * Spotter (auto racing), a type of navigator in auto racing
 * Spotter (weight training), someone who assists someone lifting a weight in order to prevent injuries
 * Spotting (climbing), a person who stands below a climber for accident prevention

Military or policing

 * Spotter (sniping), member of a sniper team who assists in observation of targets and handles ancillary tasks
 * Spotter plane, an aircraft used for surveillance
 * Artillery observer or spotter, a person who is responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire
 * Informant, a person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency

Hobby observation

 * Weather spotter, an individual who observes the weather to inform media or others
 * Storm spotter, a weather spotter who observes severe weather events
 * Aircraft spotter, a hobbyist who tracks and records the movement of aircraft
 * Bus spotter, a hobbyist who seeks to see all buses in a particular fleet or produced by a particular manufacturer
 * Wildlife observation, noting the occurrence or abundance of animal species for research or recreation
 * Trainspotter, a person interested, recreationally, in rail transport
 * Ship watching, tracking and observing the passage of various ships
 * Satellite spotter, a hobbyist who observes and tracks artificial satellites that are orbiting Earth

Other uses

 * Spotter (maneuvering), an individual who helps guide a vehicle
 * A local writer for Spotted by Locals travel guides
 * Various dolphin species of the genus Stenella
 * Shark spotter, someone who engages in shark surveillance for shark attack prevention
 * An American term for a banksman