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Watchman
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What's The Definition Of Watchman?
[n] a guard who keeps watch
Synonyms | Synonyms for Watchman: security guard | watcher Related Terms | Find terms related to Watchman: 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 Watchman In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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