- watchman watch·man n
- ['wɒtʃmən]
-men pl guardiano
night watchman — guardiano notturno
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watchman watch·man n
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watch|man — «WOCH muhn, WCH », noun, plural men. a man who keeps watch; guard. A watchman is often employed to watch over property or a building while it is unoccupied or not in use. »A watchman guards the bank at night … Useful english dictionary
watch·man — /ˈwɑːʧmən/ noun, pl men / mən/ [count] : a person whose job is to watch and guard property at night or when the owners are away A watchman stopped them at the gate. see also ↑night watchman … Useful english dictionary
Watchman — Watch man, n.; pl. {Watchmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. [1913 Webster] {Watchman beetle} (Zo[ … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Watchman beetle — Watchman Watch man, n.; pl. {Watchmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. [1913 Webster] {Watchman… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Watchman's clock — Watchman Watch man, n.; pl. {Watchmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. [1913 Webster] {Watchman… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Watchman's detector — Watchman Watch man, n.; pl. {Watchmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. [1913 Webster] {Watchman… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Watchman's rattle — Watchman Watch man, n.; pl. {Watchmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. [1913 Webster] {Watchman… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Watchman's time detector — Watchman Watch man, n.; pl. {Watchmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. [1913 Webster] {Watchman… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watchman — (n.) also watch man, c.1400, guard, sentinel, lookout (late 12c. as a surname), figuratively guardian, protector (mid 15c.), from WATCH (Cf. watch) (n.) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Also person characterized by wakefulness (mid 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
watchman — [watʃman] n. m. ÉTYM. 1743, trad. de Fielding, in Mackenzie; mot angl., de to watch « surveiller », et man. ❖ ♦ Anglic. Vx. Garde, veilleur de nuit, en Angleterre et, par ext., dans d autres pays … Encyclopédie Universelle
watchman — watch|man [ˈwɔtʃmən US ˈwa:tʃ , ˈwo:tʃ ] n plural watchmen [ mən] old fashioned someone whose job is to guard a place = ↑security guard →↑night watchman … Dictionary of contemporary English
