sentinel vs spy

sentinel

verb
  • To watch over as a guard. 

  • To post as guard. 

  • To post a guard for. 

noun
  • A unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword. 

  • A sentry, watch, or guard. 

  • A sentinel crab. 

  • A sign of a health risk (e.g. a disease, an adverse effect). 

spy

verb
  • To act as a spy. 

  • To search narrowly; to scrutinize. 

  • To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country. 

  • To spot; to catch sight of. 

noun
  • A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately. 

  • A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage). 

How often have the words sentinel and spy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )