watchman

1. n. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. Source: opted

2. n. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. Source: opted

3. n. a male guard who keeps watch Source: wordnet

4. 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. Watchman beetle (Zoöl.), the European dor. -- Watchman's clock, a watchman's detector in which the apparatus for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained within a single clock. -- Watchman's detector, or Watchman's time detector, an apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his rounds. -- Watchman's rattle, an instrument having at the end of a handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh, rattling sound. Source: webster

5. n:100 n. a guard who keeps watch Source: ecdict

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