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spotter

spotter

1 5.0
A worker who removes stains from clothes before they are cleaned
  • noun
  • /ˈspɑːtər/
translation icon : quitamanchas
  • The spotter at the dry-cleaners managed to remove even the most stubborn coffee stains.

Examples

  • The owner hired an experienced spotter to handle delicate wedding gowns.

  • As a skilled spotter, she could tackle difficult marks that ordinary cleaning couldn't fix.

  • The spotter quickly removed the stain from the dress.

  • Can you ask the spotter about that stain?

  • At the dry cleaners, the experienced spotter carefully examined each garment for stains before cleaning.

  • The new spotter at the dry-cleaning shop was trained to identify even the toughest stains on clothing.

  • She became a skilled spotter at the local dry cleaner, known for her ability to remove ink stains effectively.

Synonyms

cleaner
vsspotter
124 1.6

A person or shop that cleans clothes professionally, often using dry cleaning

is a specialized employee who removes stains at the dry-cleaning workplace
dry cleaner
vsspotter
24 1.6

A person or shop that cleans clothes with chemicals instead of water

focuses specifically on removing stains within a solvent-based cleaning setting
launderer
vsspotter
1 3.6

A person or shop that washes and irons other people's clothes

specializes in removing stains at a dry-cleaning establishment rather than general washing

Surface Forms

spotter singular
spotters plural

Morphology

spotter = spot (semi-transparent) = spot + er

The word is built from spot + -er, but the dry-cleaning sense depends on a specialized occupational meaning of spot that is not fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Spotter comes from spot, which often means 'a stain', and -er, 'one who does'. So a dry-cleaning spotter is someone who works to remove marks, and the name matches the job of removing stains.