watchman
a person who keeps guard over a building at night, to protect it from fire, vandals, or thieves.
(formerly) a person who guards or patrols the streets at night.
Origin of watchman
1Other words from watchman
- watch·man·ly, adjective
Words Nearby watchman
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How to use watchman in a sentence
Luckily, watchmen provided by the Committee were stationed outside, with shotguns, ready to protect them from trouble if necessary.
Why All Actors—and the World—Owe a Debt to Sidney Poitier | Stephanie Zacharek | January 7, 2022 | TimeKocurek now works 12-hour shifts as a night watchman guarding the entrance to a drilling patch.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis usual trick: bribing the night watchman to let him into the bank.
My friends and I went there once or twice a week and waited for the watchman to chase us out.
And people—reportedly less than 20, but still—actually showed up to meet the killer neighborhood watchman and get his autograph!
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The Wolf and the watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA by Scott C. Johnson, W.W. Norton & Co.
W was a watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.
A brilliant blaze of lightning showed him the unmistakable figure of the Black Hood bending over the body of Joseph, the watchman.
The prophet eats the book, and receives further instructions: the office of a watchman.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousWhen I saw the knife, I planned to withdraw it from the watchman's throat, to use it as possible evidence.
The duty of the watchman appointed by God: the justice of God's ways: his judgments upon the Jews.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for watchman
/ (ˈwɒtʃmən) /
a person employed to guard buildings or property
(formerly) a man employed to patrol or guard the streets at night
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