Advanced Vocabulary - People who Guard or Look After Places or People

People who Guard or Look After Places or People

beefeater noun

a guard at the Tower of London who wears a traditional red uniform and black hat.

bodyguard noun

a person or group of people whose job is to protect an important person from being physically attacked.

bruiser noun

informal a big strong man or boy who looks capable of hurting people.

caretaker noun

someone whose job is to look after a large building such as a school, office building, or block of flats. The usual American word is janitor.

caretaker noun

someone whose job is to look after a house or land, usually for an owner who is away.

car guard noun

South African someone who is paid a small amount of money to guard a car so that it does not get stolen or damaged.

chowkidar noun

Indian English a watchman who looks after a building.

coastguard noun

a member of this organization.

concierge noun

someone whose job is to look after a building containing flats and to watch people entering and leaving the building.

custodian noun

American the caretaker of a building.

doorkeeper noun

someone whose job is to guard the main door of a building such as a hotel or club and help people when they go in or come out.

gamekeeper noun

someone whose job is to look after the wild animals on a piece of private land and to stop anyone from hunting them without permission.

gatekeeper noun

an old word for someone whose job is to open and close a gate for people.

goon noun

informal a strong or violent man whose job is to protect his employer.

goonda noun

Indian English someone whose job is to hurt or frighten people, so that they will do what their employer wants them to do.

guard noun

someone whose job is to look after a place or person so that no one causes damage, steals anything, or escapes.

guard noun

a group of guards who are working together.

heavy noun

informal a large strong man whose job is to protect someone.

heavy noun

a large strong man who is paid to persuade someone to do something by using violence or threats.

janitor noun

mainly American someone whose job is to take care of a public building such as a hospital or school. The usual British word is caretaker. 

keeper noun

someone who is responsible for looking after something.

lock keeper noun

someone whose job is to operate a lock on a river or canal.

lookout noun

someone who is responsible for watching for danger and warning other people.

minder noun

British someone whose job is to protect someone else.

muscle noun

informal men who are employed by someone to protect them or who use force to make other people obey them.

muscleman noun

a big strong man whose job is to protect someone such as a criminal and to threaten or attack people for them.

night watchman noun

someone whose job is to guard a building during the night.

security guard noun

someone whose job is to guard something.

sentinel noun

literary a sentry.

trustee noun

legal someone who is responsible for looking after money or property that belongs to someone else.

warden noun

someone whose job is to be responsible for a particular place or thing, and who checks that rules are obeyed.

watchman noun

a night watchman.

house-sitter noun

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