ETYM Old Fren. guarde, French garde; of German origin; cf. Old High Germ. wart, marto, one who watches, mata a watching, Goth. wardja watchman. Related to Guard.
1. A person who keeps watch over something or someone.
2. A group of men who escort and protect some important person; SYN. bodyguard.
3. A device or principle designed to prevent injury or other harm; SYN. safety.
4. A position on a basketball team. + prikaži više

ETYM French sentinelle (cf. Italian sentinella); probably originally, a litle path, the sentinel's beat, and a dim. of a word meaning, path; cf. French sente path. Latin semita; and Old Fren. sentine, sentele, senteret, diminutive words. Related to Sentry.
1. One who watches or guards.
2. A soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place. + prikaži više

Guard, sentinel, soldier or guard who is stationed at a passageway to prevent unauthorized entries or departures; watch, duty of a sentry

ETYM Probably from Old Fren. senteret a little patch; cf. French sentier path, and Old Fren. sente. Related to Sentinel.
A soldier set to guard and entrance; a sentinel.