picket

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  2. noun a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
  3. noun a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work

Etymology

From French piquet, from piquer (“to pierce”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout

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