watchman

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  1. noun A man who is employed to stand guard or keep watch.

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  • The night-watchman was a trusted employee, and my father did not wish to accuse him unjustly. —  Tales of Fantasy and Fact
  • Then Jehu mounted his chariot and went toward Jezreel While the watchman was standing on the tower of Jezreel, he saw the cloud of dust about Jehu, as he came, and said, "I see a cloud of dust." —  The Children's Bible
  • You know the regulations, and the watchman is there to enforce them I think--the noise has stopped Trevannion flashed the lantern on him suspiciously. —  Adventures in Many Lands
  • Then he closed the heavy books, put the cash drawer back in the safe, closed the heavy iron doors, gave a turn of his wrist and a pull to the handle, said a word to the night-watchman, and went out into the street. —  Pirate Gold
  • After this performance it was considerably changed, and the whole scene of the watchman was added. —  The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers
 

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  1. from Middle English waccheman; from watch + man.
 

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/ˈwɑtʃmən/
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