surveillant

== English == === Etymology === French === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): [sɚˈvælənt], [sɚˈvɛɪlənt] === Adjective === surveillant (comparative more surveillant, superlative most surveillant) overseeing; watchful ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === surveillant (plural surveillants) Someone who watches over another from high an overseer or supervisor. a spy or detective, or someone who follows or tracks. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /syʁ.vɛ.jɑ̃/ ~ /syʁ.ve.jɑ̃/ === Participle === surveillant present participle of surveiller === Noun === surveillant m (plural surveillants, feminine surveillante) supervisor Synonym: (school slang) pion warden, warder monitor, prefect === Further reading === “surveillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012