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Aufpasser — 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.
  • chaperone noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  • monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
  • screw noun A metal fastener with a spiral thread, driven in with a twisting motion to hold materials together.

Senses

Aufpasser is used for these senses in English:

  • attendant One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
  • chaperone An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
  • duenna a chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman.
  • monitor Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
  • screw (slang, derogatory) A prison guard.

attendant — full definition

  1. noun A person whose job is to help or serve people in a particular place, such as a parking lot or flight.
  2. adj Accompanying or resulting from something else, often problems that come along with a situation.

chaperone — full definition

  1. noun An adult who accompanies and supervises younger people at a social event, to make sure things stay appropriate.
  2. noun In biology, a protein that helps other molecules fold correctly without becoming part of the final structure itself.
  3. verb To supervise and accompany someone, typically at an event.

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