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View synonyms for surveillant
surveillant
[ ser-vey-luhnt, -veyl-yuhnt ]
adjective
- exercising surveillance.
noun
- 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.
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Half a dozen of the eldest succeeded in obtaining leave, and I was commissioned to accompany them as surveillant.
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