Sentry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛntɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛntɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛntɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛntɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spotter lookout man sentinel lookout picket watch scout

Word Forms

look out	verb	be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
watch	verb	be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
spot	verb	catch sight of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Posten

eine Person, die damit beauftragt ist, auf ein erwartetes Ereignis zu achten

🇫🇷French

sentinelle

une personne employée pour surveiller un événement anticipé

🇪🇸Spanish

centinela

una persona empleada para vigilar algún evento anticipado

🇮🇹Italian

sentinella

una persona impiegata per vegliare su qualche evento previsto

🇳🇱Dutch

schildwacht

een persoon die wordt aangesteld om de wacht te houden op een verwachte gebeurtenis

🇵🇹Portuguese

sentinela

uma pessoa empregada para vigiar algum evento previsto

🇷🇺Russian

часовой

человек, нанятый для наблюдения за каким-то ожидаемым событием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहरेदार

किसी प्रत्याशित घटना पर नजर रखने के लिए नियुक्त व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

সেন্ট্রি

কিছু প্রত্যাশিত ইভেন্টের জন্য নজর রাখার জন্য নিযুক্ত একজন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

காவலாளி

எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் சில நிகழ்வுகளைக் கண்காணிக்க பணியமர்த்தப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సెంట్రీ

ఊహించిన కొన్ని సంఘటనల కోసం ఒక వ్యక్తిని ఉంచడానికి నియమించబడ్డాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

संत्री

एखाद्या अपेक्षित घटनेवर लक्ष ठेवण्यासाठी नियुक्त केलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંત્રી

કોઈ અપેક્ષિત ઘટના પર નજર રાખવા માટે કાર્યરત વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾವಲುಗಾರ

ಕೆಲವು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಈವೆಂಟ್‌ಗಾಗಿ ನಿಗಾ ಇರಿಸಲು ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೇಮಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാവൽക്കാരൻ

പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ചില ഇവൻ്റുകൾ നിരീക്ഷിക്കാൻ ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਤਰੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਘਟਨਾ 'ਤੇ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنٹری

ایک شخص جو کسی متوقع واقعہ پر نظر رکھنے کے لیے ملازم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哨兵

受雇监视某些预期事件的人

🇯🇵Japanese

見張り番

何らかの予想される出来事を監視するために雇われた人

🇰🇷Korean

보초

어떤 예상되는 사건을 감시하기 위해 고용된 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lính gác

một người được thuê để theo dõi một số sự kiện được mong đợi

🇹🇭Thai

ยาม

บุคคลที่ถูกจ้างให้เฝ้าดูเหตุการณ์ที่คาดว่าจะเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjaga

seseorang yang dipekerjakan untuk mengawasi beberapa peristiwa yang diantisipasi

🇵🇭Filipino

bantay

isang taong nagtatrabaho upang magbantay para sa ilang inaasahang kaganapan

🇲🇾Malay

pengawal

seseorang yang bekerja untuk berjaga-jaga untuk sesuatu acara yang dijangkakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفير

شخص يعمل لمراقبة بعض الأحداث المتوقعة

🇮🇷Persian

نگهبان

شخصی که برای مراقبت از برخی رویدادهای پیش بینی شده استخدام شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

nöbetçi

Beklenen bir olayı izlemek için görevlendirilen kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָקִיף

אדם המועסק כדי לשמור על אירוע צפוי כלשהו

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The primary meaning of 'sentry' is 'a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event'.

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