1. (

• proctor ,
• monitor ,

) someone who supervises (an examination) ;

2. (

• admonisher ,
• monitor ,
• reminder

) someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided ;

3. (

• Monitor ,

) an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac ;

4. (

• monitor ,
• monitoring_device

) display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor ;

5. (

• monitor ,

) electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions ;

6. (

• monitor

) a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble ;

7. (

• monitor ,
• monitor_lizard ,
• varan

) any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles ;

1. (

• monitor ,
• supervise

) keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance; "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves" ;

2. (

• monitor ,

) check, track, or observe by means of a receiver ;