monitor vs guardian

guardian vs monitor

monitor and guardian both are nouns.

monitor is a verb but guardian is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monitor	Yes	No	Yes	No
guardian	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, guardian is a hypernym of monitor; that is, guardian is a word with a broader meaning than monitor:

monitor: someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
guardian: a person who cares for persons or property

Other hypernyms of monitor include defender, protector, shielder.

monitor (noun)	guardian (noun)
any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles	a person who cares for persons or property
a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions
display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
someone who supervises (an examination)

monitor (verb)	guardian (verb)
keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance
check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

Difference between monitor and guardian

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