watchman

watch·man  (wchmn)

n.

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

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watchman [ˈwɒtʃmən]

n pl -men

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a person employed to guard buildings or property

2. (formerly) a man employed to patrol or guard the streets at night

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 He worked for ten years as a watchman in a factory.

Translations

watchman [ˈwɒtʃmən] N (watchmen (pl)) (= security guard) → guardián m, vigilante m (also night watchman) (in factory) → vigilante m nocturno; (in street) → sereno m

watchman [ˈwɒtʃmən] n (= guard) → gardien m (also night watchman) → veilleur m de nuit
watch stem n (US) → remontoir m

watchman [ˈwɒtʃmən] n (-men (pl)) → guardiano