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- [woch-muh n]
- /ˈwɒtʃ mən/
- /ˈwɒtʃ.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woch-muh n]
- /ˈwɒtʃ mən/
Definitions of watchman word
- noun plural watchman a person who keeps guard over a building at night, to protect it from fire, vandals, or thieves. 1
- noun plural watchman (formerly) a person who guards or patrols the streets at night. 1
- noun watchman A man employed to look after an empty building, especially at night. 1
- countable noun watchman A watchman is a person whose job is to guard a building or area. 0
- noun watchman a person employed to guard buildings or property 0
- noun watchman (formerly) a man employed to patrol or guard the streets at night 0
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Origin of watchman
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at watch, man1
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Parts of speech for Watchman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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watchman popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
watchman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for watchman
noun watchman
- night watchman — watchman.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
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