vahti — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attendant noun A person whose job is to help or serve people in a particular place, such as a parking lot or flight.
- guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
- lookout noun A person whose job is to watch for danger or trouble.
- sentinel noun A person or animal that stands guard or keeps watch.
- vigil noun A period of staying awake, often at night, to watch, pray, or keep guard.
- ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
- watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.
Senses
vahti is used for these senses in English:
- attendant One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
- guardian Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- lookout A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.
- sentinel A sentry, watch, or guard.
- sentinel (computer science) A unique value recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way, or marking the end of a set of data.
- vigil A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
- ward A section or subdivision of a prison.
- ward (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
attendant — full definition
- noun A person whose job is to help or serve people in a particular place, such as a parking lot or flight.
- adj Accompanying or resulting from something else, often problems that come along with a situation.
guardian — full definition
- noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
- noun A person legally responsible for the care of a child or someone unable to care for themselves.