gate guard
Entrance security person
A gate guard is a person stationed at an entrance to control access—checking credentials, monitoring traffic, or providing security.
The term appears most often in military and industrial contexts: The gate guard checked our IDs before letting us onto the base.
In American football, a gate guard is a blocking scheme where a guard pulls to the outside.
Guard on duty
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- doormanBuilding entrance attendant
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- porterBaggage carrier or dark brew
sentinel · attendant · custodian · concierge · security officer · duty officer · night watchman · toll collector
Inspection station on route
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- verificationProving something accurate
access control · log entry · visitor sign-in · vehicle inspection · shift change · rounds · clearance · authorization
Obstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
turnstile · sally port · guardhouse · security perimeter · entry point · access point · restricted area · watchtower
Active mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
awareness · scrutiny · lookout · caution · suspicion · detection · threat assessment · situational awareness
sentry
Guard on duty
porter · sentinel · attendant · custodian · concierge · security officer · duty officer · night watchman · toll collector · parking attendant
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- screeningEvaluative selection process
verification · access control · log entry · visitor sign-in · vehicle inspection · shift change · rounds · clearance · authorization · admission
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- wallVertical enclosing structure
booth · turnstile · sally port · guardhouse · security perimeter · entry point · access point · restricted area · watchtower
alertness
Active mental awareness
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- observationAttentive watching or remark
attentiveness · awareness · scrutiny · lookout · caution · suspicion · detection · threat assessment · situational awareness · monitoring
- securitysecurity cameras, alarm system, security system, lock, safe
- guardsbodyguard, protector, sentinel, sentry, watchman
- security guardswatchman, sentry, night watchman
- jailersjailer, gaoler, prison officer, warder, turnkey
- guard dutysentry, sentry duty, watchtowers, checkpoints, sentinels
- military policeMP, MPs, military police, shore patrol, provost
gate guardintruder
Unauthorized person present
trespasser · infiltrator · gatecrasher · smuggler · escapee
gate, guard, gates, gated, gating, gateway, gateways, gatehouse, gatekeeper