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spotter
UK /ˈspɒt.ə/ US /ˈspɑ.tɚ/
noun 5
Collocations
2ADJ.
heavy
VERB + SPOTTER
use
Definitions
noun
1
A person who observes something.
2
A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view.
3
One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
Due to a spotter's lack of action in holding the weight when a lifter lost her balance, the lifter badly pulled some muscles.
4
A person who gives directions for a crane or vehicle (that is challenging to navigate) from a different point of view to the moved load.
5
Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
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Due to a spotter's lack of action in holding the weight when a lifter lost her balance, the lifter badly pulled some muscles.
Wiktionary02
Use a spotter for heavy lifting exercises.
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