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Meaning of "train spotter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAIN SPOTTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAIN SPOTTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Train spotter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAIN SPOTTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

train spotter

Railfan

A railfan, rail buff or train buff, railway enthusiast or railway buff, or trainspotter or anorak, is a person interested in a recreational capacity in rail transport. Railfans of many ages can be found worldwide.

Definition of train spotter in the English dictionary

The definition of train spotter in the dictionary is a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives. Other definition of train spotter is a person who is obsessed with trivial details, esp of a subject generally considered uninteresting.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAIN SPOTTER

train
train attendant
train crash
train ferry
train oil
train service
train set
train smash
train wreck
train-spotting
train-workers
trainability
trainable
trainband
trainbearer
trained
trainee
traineeship
trainer
trainer sock

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAIN SPOTTER

better
blotter
cotter
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globetrotter
hotter
jotter
knotter
lotter
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plotter
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rotter
sea otter
slotter
spotter
stotter
teeter totter
totter
trainspotter
trotter

Synonyms and antonyms of train spotter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «train spotter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAIN SPOTTER

Find out the translation of train spotter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of train spotter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «train spotter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火车检举
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren spotter
570 millions of speakers

English

train spotter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रेन निशानदेही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطار نصاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сыщик поезда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

observador do trem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ট্রেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le train spotter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta api kereta api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zug Spotter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

列車のスポッター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기차 감시인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sepur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu ghế sofa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரயில் ஸ்பெண்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रेन मोटारसायकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tren izleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

treno spotter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spotter pociąg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сищик поїзда
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

selecționer tren
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρένο spotter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trein spotter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tåg spotter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tog spotter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of train spotter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAIN SPOTTER»

The term «train spotter» is normally little used and occupies the 150.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAIN SPOTTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «train spotter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «train spotter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about train spotter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAIN SPOTTER»

Discover the use of train spotter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to train spotter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gems of Geometry
But for the train spotter on the ground the effect is quite different. By the special theory the velocity of light as measured by him is still c. But in a time interval t for the train spotter in which the light goes from one mirror to the other, the train will ...
John Barnes, 2012
2
The Last Train
“His father is a train spotter.” “A train spotter? What's that?, Painting spots on trains,” joked Billy. “Don't joke all the time Billy. We have to think this through and be ready when they get here.” “Sorry mate” said Billy “A train spotter goes all over  ...
Trevor Nevett, 2012
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"The Train Spotter": Userus geekissimus "The Train Spotter" is most often the offspring of an Expert and a Fiddler. These callers are usually harmless and don't have many computer problems. What they do have is an IT magazine, which they  ...
Jack Young
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The Cambridge Companion to Pascal
Even early forms of train-spotter (or, rather, coach-spotter) have cause to be grateful to him for helping to set up the first public transport system in Paris. It is a sobering thought that he achieved all this, having suffered from years of ill health,  ...
Nicholas Hammond, 2003
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Understanding Julian Barnes
For Braithwaite to identify himself as a train-spotter shows some ironic distance from his devotion to a dead foreigner. Still, the chapter enumerates appearances of trains in the author's life and books, concluding with a train Braithwaite spotted  ...
Merritt Moseley, 1997
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10 Steps To Positive Living
This is the essence of shame because even if the train spotter makes stages 1 and 2 above, he would not feel ashamed if he accepted himself at stage 3. For this reason I would advise the train spotter to assume temporarily that his inferences ...
Dr. Windy Dryden, 2005
7
ST(P) Mathematics
A train spotter spent the morning at B, arriving there at 9.40. b) How far is B from (i ) A (ii) C ? c) How long did the train spotter have to wait before (i) the first train passed (ii) the second train passed ? 7. I 8 1200 1300 Time (hours) 1400 The ...
L. Bostock, L. Bostock S. Chandler A. Shepherd Ewart Smith, 1992
8
The Order of Joy: Beyond the Cultural Politics of Enjoyment
The train spotter never gets on the train, never leaves the station, involved in an activity most would consider a complete waste of time. A train spotter, like a heroin addict, is someone to whom one would say “get a life” in that odd phrase that ...
Scott Wilson, 2009
9
God in the Equation: How Einstein Transformed Religion
To a train spotter watching the cars whiz by, however, the passenger must nearly be keeping pace with the beam of light—because from the train spotter's vantage, that light still travels in its usual way, despite the added motion of the train.
Corey Powell, 2003
10
EZ Guides: the Nintendo DS Super Games Collection: Professor ...
Someone in Anouki Village will tell you of a train spotter who knows the correct path. So, you can either go there to learn where this guy lives or you can skip that and simply listen to me. Set a course for the Eastern section of the Snow Area.
Cheat Mistress, 2010

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAIN SPOTTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term train spotter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Young train spotters encouraged to visit National Railway Museum …
As part of the York-based attraction's September to March Train-spotting season, visitors of all ages can learn about the much misunderstood hobby through a ... «The Northern Echo, Oct 14»
2
express line for train spotters
While Metra commuters file onto their usual trains at Ogilvie Transportation Center, Chicago, Fred Van Dorpe frantically weaves from one platform to the next ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 14»
3
Model train mastery proves a train spotter's playground
TOOWOOMBA dad Tim Moorman hoped his passion for train spotting would be instilled in his kids after viewing a display of masterful miniature replicas. «Toowoomba Chronicle, May 14»
4
Train spotter in narrow escape
The man was filming the Oliver Cromwell steam train in Thurston in Suffolk, when ... It almost clipped the train spotter, who seemed unfazed by what happened. «BBC News, May 10»
5
Train spotter 'terror' row
A TRAINSPOTTER was ordered to stop taking pictures on a station platform because he might pose a `security risk.' Edmund Tan, a retired chartered accountant ... «Manchester Evening News, Mar 09»
6
Train spotters banned from platforms
Train spotter Richard Boyd, 49, has posted a petition on the Downing Street website. More than 2,000 people have signed his plea to Gordon Brown to “end the ... «UK Express, Mar 09»
7
The train spotters who are being treated like terrorists
This photograph from 1960 shows young trainspotters recording train details at St Pancras station. But today they could find themselves on the wrong side of the ... «Daily Mail, Jan 09»

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