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View synonyms for surveillant

surveillant

[ ser-vey-luhnt, -veyl-yuhnt ]

adjective

  1. exercising surveillance.


noun

  1. a person who exercises surveillance.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surveillant1

1810–20; < French, present participle of surveiller ( surveillance, -ant )
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Example Sentences

Then, as the surveillant of the dining hall gave the signal, the pupils rose and left.

Half a dozen of the eldest succeeded in obtaining leave, and I was commissioned to accompany them as surveillant.

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