watchman

watch·man  (wchmn)

n.

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

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watchman

Noun

pl -men a man employed to guard buildings or property

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

watchman - a guard who keeps watch security guard, watcher private security force, security force - a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry bank guard - a security guard at a bank fire watcher - (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event night watchman - a watchman who works during the night patroller - someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area port watcher, portwatcher - a watchman on a wharf

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watchman

noun guard, security guard, security man, custodian, caretaker

Translations

watchman n → guardián m (also: night watchman) → sereno, vigilante m;

(in factory) → vigilante m nocturno

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watchman [ˈwɔtʃmən] irreg n → gardien m;

(also: night watchman) → veilleur m de nuit

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watchman [ˈwɔtʃmən] n → guardiano;

(also: night watchman) → guardiano notturno