hall monitor

English

Noun

hall monitor (plural hall monitors)

  1. (US) A person responsible for maintaining order in a school's corridors and halls.
  2. (by extension, derogatory) A person who shows or demands deference to authority.
    • 2025 March 17, Andrew Marantz, “The Battle for the Bros”, in The New Yorker‎[1], →ISSN:
      (When I got to this part of the podcast, I have to admit, my own inner hall monitor was on high alert.)
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