This is the 7481st most frequent Russian word.
дежурный
"Дежурный" means "on duty" or "person on duty."
Here, "дежурный" refers to a person assigned a specific duty or role, typically in a rotational or scheduled manner, such as a teacher verifying attendance.
Дежурный в школе проверял наличие всех учеников.
The duty teacher at school was checking the presence of all students.
In this context, "дежурный" means the person specifically assigned to a duty or chore, emphasizing a planned or pre-assigned task.
Сегодня моя очередь быть дежурным на кухне.
Today is my turn to be on kitchen duty.
Here, "дежурный" denotes a person with a designated job or responsibility, in this case, the security guard monitoring during their assigned shift.