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Sharon wrote: "My mind has gone blank.I really need another word for Sentinel. It means guardian, protector, sentry. I love this word and it work well as a title for a person tasked with guarding or protectin..."
Have you tried googling it for meanings in other languages?
Sarah R wrote: "Sharon wrote: "My mind has gone blank.I really need another word for Sentinel. It means guardian, protector, sentry. I love this word and it work well as a title for a person tasked with guardi..."
I'm googling like mad. I'm looking at all sorts, but nothing's grabbing me. :-(
Sharon wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Sharon wrote: "My mind has gone blank.I really need another word for Sentinel. It means guardian, protector, sentry. I love this word and it work well as a title for a person ta..."
The answers out there somewhere try olde English
Sarah R wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Sharon wrote: "My mind has gone blank.I really need another word for Sentinel. It means guardian, protector, sentry. I love this word and it work well as a title ..."
Funnily enough, I'm just looking at www.oldenglishtranslator.co.uk LOL
Sharon wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Sharon wrote: "My mind has gone blank.I really need another word for Sentinel. It means guardian, protector, sentry. I love this word and it work ..."
Are you needing it for the title or general usage?
Sarah R wrote: "Are you needing it for the title of general usage"the title of a person - which will be repeated several times
Sharon wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Are you needing it for the title of general usage"the title of a person - which will be repeated several times"
okay I'll have a think about it and see what I can come up with.
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Scout or lower case scout, patrol, defender, look-out, watchman, or you could call him/her the HenchMan which i really like as a person's name.
I also know the word 'colony' means territorial place so you could call the person Colonel______ or Sargeant ______. But here's what i recommend or like:
Scout
Henchmen
(Make up your own word if it is a fiction book or adventurous. It worked with JK Rowling right?)
Colonel____
Sargeant_____
If you don't like any of these, it's okay. But unfortunately these are all i looked up for you.....
Ingrid wrote: "maybe benefactor, or patron or partisan or ward or ally or champion(which can also mean guard i believe)Scout or lower case scout, patrol, defender, look-out, watchman, or you could call him/her ..."
LOL! That's great. Thank you for the help. I like Henchman but I think it might work better for a baddie! By the way Ingrid, I made some changes to my 1st chapter if you wanted to have a look.
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/3...
Thanks again for your help!
x
Oh PS - I also really like Scout.Making up a word is also pretty cool, but it's not easy. I'm gonna give it a go though!
x
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Scout or lower case scout, patrol, defender, look-out, watchman, or you coul..."
Your welcome and i would love to look again at the revisions.
Patrician,fatherly, patriarch, head of tribe or family Pretorian as in Roman Guard
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Sharon wrote: "Ooh Pretorian is a GOOD word!"Ingrid wrote: "YUP!"
It's not a word you hear daily, lol unless you watch Spartacus!
Ingrid wrote: "haha:)"Hi Ingrid how's life treating you?
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Hi Ingrid how's life treating you?"
great! summer is so great (((and this may sound disgusting))) i literally have the time of my life. No more waking up at 6:00 am no more taking showers in the morning (i take them before i go to bed so for the whole day i am on goodreads, eating pizza
Ingrid wrote: "the whole day i am on goodreads, eating pizza "*sigh* how jealous am I??!
Ingrid wrote: "Sarah R wrote: "Ingrid wrote: "haha:)"Hi Ingrid how's life treating you?"
great! summer is so great (((and this may sound disgusting))) i literally have the time of my life. No more waking up at..."
You keep eating pizza whilst playing on the computer you'll get fat! Say's she that just polished the last four chocolate biscuits off whilst writing!
STOP IT!! I'm STARVING *hunts round office for something to nibble on and comes up empty handed*
Sharon wrote: "STOP IT!! I'm STARVING *hunts round office for something to nibble on and comes up empty handed*"The pleasures of being,in my case retired early means I have everything on hand should I so desire to nibble on something.
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*slowly stops munching on Lays chip*
Ingrid wrote: "I get it but really its like walking past a laptop and a tray full of cheesestick wrappers, empty potato chip bags, and peanut boxes. I also love to eat raisin bread. Although my sister HATES raisi..."Poor Sharon will self combust if you keep talking about food!
What are you writing?
I work from home!! Unfortunately we're in the middle of moving and my office is the 1st thing to have been moved so I'm here in an empty house with nothing but my dog for company and NO FOOD..... sob sobI'm going back to my other house for some dinner - right now! Have a good evening ladies and thanks for your help!
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Sharon wrote: "I work from home!! Unfortunately we're in the middle of moving and my office is the 1st thing to have been moved so I'm here in an empty house with nothing but my dog for company and NO FOOD..... ..."No problems, it's cool working from home, lol you can go to work in your pj's should you so wish! And I do sometimes write in mine, I'm dressed today though!
I really need another word for Sentinel. It means guardian, protector, sentry. I love this word and it work well as a title for a person tasked with guarding or protecting something; the problem is I've seen it used in a number of books of the same genre and need something different. It can even be a completely made up word as long as it conveys strength, protectiveness and seniority.
Weird question I know, but I just can't get my head round it!!