Synonyms and antonyms of People who guard or look after places or people in American Thesaurus

attack dog (noun)

a frightening and aggressive person who is used, usually by a politician or political party, to defeat opponents

beefeater (noun)

a guard at the Tower of London in the U.K. 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 take care of a house or land, usually for an owner who is away

caretaker (noun)

mainly British a janitor

concierge (noun)

someone, especially in France, whose job is to take care of a building containing apartments and to watch people entering and leaving the building

custodian (noun)

American someone whose job is to clean a building and fix things that are broken

doorkeeper (noun)

someone whose job is to guard the main door of a building

gamekeeper (noun)

someone whose job is to take care of 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 protect 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)

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

janitor (noun)

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 taking care of 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

superintendent (noun)

American someone who takes care of a building, especially an apartment building

trustee (noun)

legal someone who is responsible for taking care of 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