watchman
pronunciation
How to pronounce watchman in British English:
UK [ˈwɒtʃmən]
How to pronounce watchman in American English:
US [ˈwɑtʃmən]
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- Noun:
- a guard who keeps watch
Word Origin
- watchman (n.)
- also watch-man, c. 1400, "guard, sentinel, lookout" (late 12c. as a surname), figuratively "guardian, protector" (mid-15c.), from watch (n.) + man (n.). Also "person characterized by wakefulness" (mid-15c.).
Example
- 1. He became a watchman after he retired from the factory .
- 2. Tom 's grandfather is a watchman of a hospital .
- 3. And the watchman reported , saying , the messenger went to them but did not return .
- 4. Has anyone found the night watchman ?
- 5. I wish I were a watchman walking the streets all night , chasing the shadows with my lantern .