Watchman

Quick meaning: Watchman is a noun meaning A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.

Meaning

A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: watcher, watchwoman

Watchmen are stationed continuously at each end of the bridge, and the main spans are patrolled twice during the night.

A black night watchman at a factory is accused of murdering a young white secretary who works at the factory, but it turns out the factory owner accidentally killed her when she refused his advances.

In 1972, a night watchman patrolling a hotel-office complex noticed that the basement garage door had been taped open and, attributing this to the carelessness of a maintenance worker earlier that day, peeled the tape off.

Word Forms

• watchmen

Synonyms for watchman

Depending on context, synonyms include watcher, watchwoman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include watcher, sentinel, sentry, gatekeeper, guard, doorman.

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