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  • noun Plural form of spotter.

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Examples

  • The cameras, to track drug pedlars and 'spotters' - people who act as a lookout for illegal suppliers - were targeted in Orts Road.

    getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed 2010

  • Now the parade route is about 5 1/2 miles long and the people who drive these massive floats have absolutely no way to see where they're going, so they have to depend on people called spotters or observers to actually guide them along that route.

    CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2002 2002

  • Since then, U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity have acknowledged the CIA has had a small number of so-called "spotters" on the ground to assist in the NATO mission.

    FOXNews.com Justin Fishel 2011

  • Police "spotters" - normally used to combat football hooligans - will be used throughout the country to watch those on bail, and other anarchists who have previously committed public order offences at demonstrations, to ensure they are not planning on disrupting the wedding.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Since then, U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity have acknowledged the CIA has had a small number of so-called "spotters" on the ground to assist in the NATO mission.

    FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011

  • It should be legalized as said in other comments, the men down there and so called spotters are friendly though and do not intimidate others passing, they are just providing a service that alot of people want.

    getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed 2010

  • People who feel the need to quote their own mis-spelt, barely grammatical & really quite unfunny submissions People who are intolerant of other peoples cultures long hair richard heads that cannot handle their beer dog siht on pavements when educated people get called spotters for having knowledge warm beer tab hunters cadets uotc cadet instuctors brass left on ranges not having a cig with my cold pint running out of ritalin people who fart when your eating bad parking finding your fav gash mag has been borrowed, then hard backed by the phantom flogger kebabs that bite back the next day ring sting salad porn in soft focus walts tram lines in uniform pssi on toilet seats tawts on moter bikes people who wear driving gloves people spewing on about how bad smoking is. people phoning me with bone questions when iam trying to have a toilet break gandelf farm altcar

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Last edited by BigPapaSierra on Tue Feb 09, 2010 10: 33 pm; edited 1 time in total long hair richard heads that cannot handle their beer dog siht on pavements when educated people get called spotters for having knowledge warm beer tab hunters cadets uotc cadet instuctors brass left on ranges not having a cig with my cold pint running out of ritalin people who fart when your eating bad parking finding your fav gash mag has been borrowed, then hard backed by the phantom flogger kebabs that bite back the next day ring sting salad porn in soft focus walts tram lines in uniform pssi on toilet seats tawts on moter bikes people who wear driving gloves people spewing on about how bad smoking is. people phoning me with bone questions when iam trying to have a toilet break gandelf farm altcar

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Fashion houses '"spotters" looked for VIPs who chose not to carry an invite to the show.

    Sequins, Fur and Bar Codes 2010

  • I'm curious -- does your family act as "spotters" for you, when something goes off-kilter?

    Diabetes Details 8: The Damage jimhines 2010

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