Trainspotter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trainspotter is a noun meaning A person whose hobby is train spotting.
Meaning
A person whose hobby is train spotting.
More Meanings
- (by extension) An obsessive follower of any minority interest or hobby.
Example Sentences
`So are you like one of those anorak wearing trainspotter types?'
“Unless you want to end up in the depot!” Then he looks at me more closely, suspecting a trainspotter in his midst. “Maybe, you do want to end up in the depot.”
Above all, I remember the noise and smell of the steam locomotives, and it was those journeys that turned me into a trainspotter, which meant that soon a pencil, notebook and the Ian Allan locospotter's guide became essential items for the trip.
Word Forms
- trainspotters
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include planespotter, spotter, railfan, cloudspotter, trainiac, trainhopper.
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