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picket vs security guard

security guard vs picket

picket and security guard both are nouns.

picket is a verb but security guard is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
picket Yes No Yes No
security guard Yes No No No
As nouns, security guard is a hypernym of picket; that is, security guard is a word with a broader meaning than picket:
  • picket: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  • security guard: a guard who keeps watch
Other hypernyms of picket include watcher, watchman.
picket (noun) security guard (noun)
a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake a guard who keeps watch
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
picket (verb) security guard (verb)
fasten with a picket
serve as pickets or post pickets
Difference between picket and security guard

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