Observer vs Spotter - What's the difference?
observer | spotter |
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
(military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
(military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
A person who observes something.
(military) A member of a sniper team.
(weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
jeerer; mocker
In military terms the difference between observer and spotter
is that observer is a sentry etc. manning an observation post while spotter is a member of a sniper team.As nouns the difference between observer and spotter
is that observer is one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice while spotter is a person who observes something.observer
English
(wikipedia observer)Noun
(en noun)- Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
- I shall be an observer of the local customs.
- The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
- The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer .
- We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.