screener
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- noun
- /ˈskriːnər/
:
agente de seguridad
- Travelers felt relieved knowing that a trained screener was ensuring their safety before boarding the flight.
Examples
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There have to be some changes made with screeners at the airports.
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The screener carefully checked each passenger's luggage for any prohibited items at the airport.
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My experience is that most screeners are not aware of this policy change.
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Predictably, the screener asked me if I had a computer in my bag.
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Come on out," the female TSA screener said, finally ending the ordeal.
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I complied with the directions of the screener and went back through the security checkpoint.
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At the security checkpoint, the screener asked passengers to remove their shoes and belts for inspection.
Synonyms
An official who looks through bags, goods, or vehicles for hidden illegal items
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Morphology
Etymology
Screener comes from the word screen plus the ending -er that means 'one who'. The old idea of a screen was a 'shield' or 'cover' that protects or keeps things out, so a screener is 'one who checks and stops', like the person at an airport who looks for forbidden items.