trainspotter

See also: train spotter

English

From train +‎ spotter.

trainspotter (plural trainspotters)

A person whose hobby is train spotting.
- 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 2:
  `So are you like one of those anorak wearing trainspotter types?'
- 2021 July 28, Christian Wolmar, “Forgotten by the railways, but ripe for the exploring”, in RAIL, number 936, page 34:
  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.
(by extension) An obsessive follower of any minority interest or hobby.

person whose hobby is train spotting

obsessive follower of any minority interest or hobby