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What do you call someone who watches over someone else?

By Andrew Mckinney

An observer is someone who watches or pays attention to something — if you’re an observer of current events, you probably watch the news and read the newspaper every day to keep up with what’s going on. Many newspapers once had the word observer in their names, from this second sense of the word.

What is a person who watches and directs the work of other people?

A person who watches and directs the work of other people. overseer.

What does it mean to watch over someone?

(watch over someone/something) to guard, protect, or be in charge of someone or something.

What is the word for looking secretly?

What is another word for secret look?

peekglance
look-seekeek
blinkbutcher’s
casteye
peerregard

What is it called when you are in charge of someone’s money?

That started a conversation around the lunch table: It turns out that several of us know people who have signed papers making them responsible for helping a friend or family member manage their money or property — that is, who serve as fiduciaries. you must manage the person’s money and property carefully.

What should I call my supervisor?

So in short you can call the manager “team leader,” “coördinator” or just “bro,” if you prefer, but an accurate, widely understood English word for his/her position is “manager,” “supervisor,” or “boss.”

What does have a look over mean?

transitive verb. : to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way.

What is the meaning of watch out?

intransitive verb. : to be vigilant or alert : be on the lookout you’d better watch out watch out for the tree!

How do you describe looking around?

1 : to go through a place in order to see what is there : to explore a place We arrived early at the theater and spent a few minutes looking around. The kids looked around the shops while we unpacked. 2 : to search (for something) I looked around for my keys but I couldn’t find them anywhere.

What does sly mean?

phrase [PHRASE after verb] To do something on the sly means to do it secretly, often because it is wrong or bad. [informal]

What do you call a person that protects you?

guard Add to list Share. A person who protects something is called a guard. You might see a security guard at the mall, a crossing guard on the street outside a school, or a palace guard at Buckingham Palace. To guard something is to watch over it or keep it from danger.

What does gaffer mean in British slang?

1 : an old man — compare gammer. 2 a British : foreman, overseer. b British : employer. 3 : a head glassblower.