"hall monitor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hall monitors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hall monitor (plural hall monitors)
  1. (US) A person responsible for maintaining order in a school's corridors and halls. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-hall_monitor-en-noun-79nooaI8 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (by extension, derogatory) A person who shows or demands deference to authority. Tags: broadly, derogatory
    Sense id: en-hall_monitor-en-noun-~Wz0rWd1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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