watchman
28
4.1
- noun
- /ˈwɑːtʃmən/
:
vigilante
- Here, I'm a night watchman.
- a night watchman
Lest the Lord keepeth the city, the watchman waketh in vain.
- Lest the Lord keepeth the city, the watchman waketh in vain.
Examples
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I know now I was the only night watchman capable of such a job.
Fiction book (1997) -
Hector encounters a night watchman, but diverts his suspicion by boldly addressing him.
Fiction book (1993) -
The night watchman arrived earlier.
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Then he had the watchman shoot him.
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And the watchman is making his rounds
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When he saw the old watchman, he crossed the road and went up to him.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was the night watchman.
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He's a watchman around here on the weekends.
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In the lobby, a single lamp burned at the vacant desk of the night watchman.
Fiction book (1991) -
The night watchman patrolled the darkened halls to ensure everything was secure.
Synonyms
210
1.3
A person who watches and protects a building or people to stop stealing and trouble
89
3.9
A person who watches a place or people to keep them safe
88
3.7
A person who watches and warns others about danger
31
7.4
A person who watches a place to warn others of danger
26
6.0
A soldier who stands watch to guard a place
11
3.2
A person who guards a place at night
1
6.9
A person who looks after and guards a place at night
1
5.1
A man who watches for danger or police and warns others
A woman who guards a building at night
A woman who guards a building or area, often at night
A guard who protects a building or property in East Africa
A person who watches the streets at night to keep people safe
Compounds
How Protective
3
3.4
- US
248
4.3
210
1.3
∞
1.2
28
4.1
60
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word watchman comes from watch meaning 'to be awake' or 'to look after' and man meaning 'person'. So a watchman is a person who stays awake to guard a building or area, especially at night.