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sentinel

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.nəl/noun3 syllables

Sentinel means: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.

Synonyms for sentinel6

noun, as in a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

lookout, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket

What does sentinel mean?1

noun

1

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sentinel in a sentence

  • Did the sentinel see anything that night?AlanF_US
  • It is illegal to try to go to North Sentinel Island.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sentinel

as a noun

plural
sentinels