watchman

[watch·man]

A guard who keeps watch

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One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.

Noun
a guard who keeps watch


n.
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.

n.
Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.


Watchman

Watch"man , n.; pl. Watchmen . 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. Watchman beetle (Zo'94l.), the European dor. -- Watchman's clock, a watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock. -- Watchman's detector, ∨ Watchman's time detector, an apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds. -- Watchman's rattle, an instrument having at the end of a handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh, rattling sound.

One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.

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Usage Examples

I shall the effect of this good lesson keeps as watchman to my heart.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage. The cars in the garage had been abandoned by their owners, since they had lost their jobs and couldn't keep up the payments.

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