Spotter
# 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
