lookout

Definition

  • noun: a person who watches an area and warns others if there is danger
  • noun: one engaged in keeping watch
  • synonyms: watchman, argus, cassandra

Examples

  • The police officer walked through the neighborhood, 'keeping a' (sharp) 'lookout for' any suspicious activity.

  • The police are 'on the lookout for' two men who escaped from custody yesterday.

  • If he wants to spend all his money on expensive clothes, that's 'his lookout'.

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