Synonyms for sentry
ˈsɛn trisen·t·ry

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1. lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picketnoun

   a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

   Synonyms:
   piquet, ticker, pale, scout, observation post, observatory, watch, pathfinder, finder, talent scout, lookout station, guide, outlook, lookout, spotter, observation tower, picket, vigil, lookout man, discoverer, sentinel

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1. • Watchman

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1. sentrynoun

   Synonyms:
   SENTINEL

2. sentrynoun

   Synonyms:
   watch, guard, watch and ward

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1. List of paraphrases for "sentry":

   sentinel

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How to use sentry in a sentence?

1. George Takei:

   There were 6.5 acres covered with barracks, barbwire fence, sentry towers -- I recognize them, i remembered a stray dog that we adopted who would crawl into the crawl space and peer out from under it. Or the mess hall and the noise and the laughter and so forth.

2. Salvador Dali:

   Repulsion is the sentry that guards the gate to all that we most desire.