lookout
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈlʊkˌaʊt/
- So Fleishman was always on the lookout for ways to promote his services.
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Examples
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Throughout every game, you had to be on the lookout for the Corbeau man.
Fiction book (1994) -
You can be my lookout.
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I made this just to give you a sense of who to be on the lookout for.
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Would people have been on their lookout and aware of the potential danger?
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So, I put one of my men out on lookout.
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I'm on the lookout for a boy.
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Others were always on the lookout for an opportunity to acquire technology.
Fiction book (1998) -
Police are on the lookout for a drug dealer known as Siggy, in connection with her death.
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So it is a shock when the ship's lookouts spot a light burning on the heights of the island.
Academic text (2002) -
As the lookout, she scanned the horizon for any signs of an approaching storm.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who watches and notices things, often to give expert opinion
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1.3
A person who watches and protects a building or people to stop stealing and trouble
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3.2
A person who looks for talented people to join a team or show
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3.9
A person who watches a place or people to keep them safe
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7.4
A person who watches a place to warn others of danger
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4.1
A person who guards a building or land, usually at night
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6.0
A soldier who stands watch to guard a place
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4.4
A person who watches closely and reports storms, dangers, or animal sightings
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3.2
A person who guards a place at night
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6.1
A person who stands outside a camp to watch for enemy movement
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5.1
A man who watches for danger or police and warns others
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2.5
A person who stands at an entrance to check people entering
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8.1
A person who watches others to make sure they follow rules
A woman who watches for danger or police and warns others
A person who looks for fires caused by enemy bombs during a war and reports them
A person who watches from a high building to spot danger
A woman who guards a building or area, often at night
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Etymology
Lookout comes from the English words look ('to see') and out ('outside' or 'ahead'). A lookout person is someone who 'looks out' for danger or for something expected, so the word means a watcher or guard.