surveillant

Examples

• All

• Her hair was thick and black; her eyes were light brown and surveillant.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The surveillant ensured that all students followed the safety regulations during the experiment.

• As a surveillant at the museum, he was responsible for making sure the visitors adhered to the rules.

Synonyms

W

watcher

vssurveillant

89 3.9

A person who watches a place or people to keep them safe

is more about ensuring rules and procedures than passive watching

L

lookout

vssurveillant

88 3.7

A person who watches and warns others about danger

is concerned with supervising conduct and rule following rather than danger warning

M

monitor

vssurveillant

75 3.2

A person who watches others to make sure they follow rules

is broader and watches to ensure rules across situations

W

watchdog

vssurveillant

56 3.5

A person or group that checks others to stop theft and unfair behaviour

focuses on supervising people to ensure rules are followed

S

sentinel

vssurveillant

31 7.4

A person who watches a place to warn others of danger

is about ensuring rules are obeyed rather than guarding for events

W

watchman

vssurveillant

28 4.1

A person who guards a building or land, usually at night

is focused on supervising people to ensure rules rather than property security

M

minder

vssurveillant

• UK

6 6.8

A person who stays with someone to protect and watch them

is wider and watches many people to ensure procedures are followed

P

patroller

vssurveillant

4 3.6

A person who checks an area regularly to keep it safe

is focused on supervising people and rule compliance rather than area checks

C

circitor

vssurveillant

• Archaic

1 9.9

A person who walks a route to check guards in old armies

focuses on ensuring procedure compliance rather than inspecting guard duty

How Watchful

surveillant

1 8.1

sentinel

31 7.4

guard

∞ 1.2

observer

305 2.8

watcher

89 3.9

bystander

84 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology