watchman
noun
a person who keeps guard over a building at night, to protect it from fire, vandals, or thieves.
watchmen
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pluralof watchman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some people had their own fire buckets - and those who could afford it paid insurance companies with watchmen to raise the alarm and crews to put out the fires.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024
In Edinburgh, he impressed night watchmen by lighting his pipe with a streetlamp.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023
One of the night watchmen is Cuban; so is the waitress at the usual lunch spot; the carpenter just showed up with two Cuban assistants; the salon has just added a Cuban hairdresser.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
We had well-trained dogs and watchmen patrolling our property, which had seven-foot walls that were topped with spiked glass shards.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2019
But late in the night the watchmen cried out, and all awoke.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
