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Monitor

/ˈmɒnɨtə/

Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

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📖 Definitions of "Monitor"

noun

1
Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
"The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep."
2
A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
3
A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
"The information flashed up on the monitor."
4
A studio monitor or loudspeaker.

verb

1
To watch over; to guard.

🔄 Synonyms of "Monitor"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
admonishernoun	One who admonishes.
superviseverb	(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.
remindernoun	Someone or something that reminds.
monitor lizardnoun	Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia.
varannoun	The monitor lizard.
ride herd onverb	(transitive, idiomatic, US) To supervise a group of people and their work.
proctornoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Monitor"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ride herd onverb	(transitive, idiomatic, US) To supervise a group of people and their work.
superviseverb	(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.
proctornoun	(Canada, US, Philippines) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
remindernoun	Someone or something that reminds.
admonishernoun	One who admonishes.
varannoun	The monitor lizard.
monitor lizardnoun	Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia.
supervised	Done under supervision; watched.
manageverb	(transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
assistantnoun	A person who assists or helps someone else.
supervisory	Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor
supervisionnoun	(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
surveillancenoun	Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
watchernoun	Someone who watches or observes.
provideverb	To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
controllernoun	One who controls something.
controllingnoun	The act of exerting control.
surveilverb	(transitive, US) To keep someone or something under surveillance.
superintendentnoun	A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
vigilantenoun	A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.