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surveillant

  • [sɚˈvælənt] US
  • [sɚˈvɛɪlənt] US

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French

adjective more surveillant · most surveillant

  1. overseeing; watchful

noun surveillants

  1. Someone who watches over another from high
  2. an overseer or supervisor. Jason aspires to be one of the 45 orientation program surveillants.
  3. a spy or detective, or someone who follows or tracks.

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"surveillant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/surveillant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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surveillant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/surveillant

Chicago

"surveillant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/surveillant.

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@misc{surveillant_2026,
  title = {surveillant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surveillant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}