Spotter

• 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 ==See also==