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surveillant

US[sɚˈvælənt]

surveillant adjective: overseeing; watchful.

Adjective

surveillant (comparative more surveillant, superlative most surveillant)

  1. overseeing; watchful

Noun

surveillant (plural surveillants)

  1. Someone who watches over another from high
  2. an overseer or supervisor.
    • Jason aspires to be one of the 45 orientation program surveillants.
  3. a spy or detective, or someone who follows or tracks.

surveillant meaning in Bengali

surveillant in Bengali

তত্ত্বাবধানকারী, সতর্ক, এক জন তত্ত্বাবধায়ক, সুপারভাইজার, এক জন গোয়েন্দা, ডিটেকটিভ

Forms of surveillant

Adjective
comparativemore surveillant
superlativemost surveillant
Noun
pluralsurveillants

Origin of surveillant

French

Words formed from surveillant

Questions about surveillant

What does surveillant mean?
Surveillant means overseeing; watchful.
What is surveillant in Bengali?
Surveillant in Bengali is তত্ত্বাবধানকারী, সতর্ক, এক জন তত্ত্বাবধায়ক. See Surveillant meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is surveillant?
Surveillant can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce surveillant?
Surveillant is pronounced [sɚˈvælənt] (US).

Words near surveillant in the dictionary

  1. surveillance camera
  2. surveillance cameras
  3. surveillance capitalism
  4. surveillance pricing
  5. surveillances
  6. surveillant
  7. surveillants
  8. surveille
  9. surveilled
  10. surveillence
  11. surveilles

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