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

attack dog (noun)

mainly American 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 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