lookout man
Gang's posted observer
A lookout man is someone posted to watch for danger or approaching threats, especially as part of a criminal operation.
The lookout man alerts accomplices to police or witnesses: The lookout man signaled when he saw the patrol car.
The term appears in contexts from bank heists to drug deals, though it applies to any situation requiring a sentry.
- watcherOne who observes
- keep watchMaintain vigilant observation
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- sentryGuard on duty
- patrolRegular surveillance route
vigilant · picket · guard · clandestine · spotter · eagle eyes · alertness · observer · heist · bank job · criminal enterprise · organized crime · observation post · on the lam · safe house · situational awareness · sentinel · keen eyesight
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Embedded source for outsiders
triggerman · safecracker · wheelman · point man · fence
lookout manpolice officer
Law enforcement agent
cop · detective · undercover agent · informant · snitch
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