noun
a guard who keeps watch
• Hypernyms: ↑guard
• Hyponyms:
↑bank guard, ↑fire watcher, ↑lookout, ↑lookout man, ↑sentinel, ↑sentry, ↑watch, ↑spotter, ↑scout, ↑picket, ↑night watchman, ↑patroller, ↑portwatcher, ↑port watcher
• Member Holonyms: ↑security force, ↑private security force
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noun, pl ⋯ guards [count]
: a person whose job is to guard a place (such as a store or museum) and make sure the people and things in it are not harmed
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a person whose job is to guard money, valuables, a building, etc.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.