Definitions for: Watchman

[n] a guard who keeps watch

Webster (1913) Definition: Watch"man, n.; pl. Watchmen.
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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Synonyms: security guard, watcher

See Also: bank guard, fire watcher, guard, lookout, lookout man, night watchman, patroller, picket, portwatcher, private security force, scout, security force, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch

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