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A lookout or look-out is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance.

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person on a ship in charge of the observation of the sea for hazards

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert C. Long via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).