Definition of Watchman

1. Noun. A guard who keeps watch.


Definition of Watchman

1. n. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.

2. n. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.

Definition of Watchman

1. Noun. A guard who keeps watch ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Watchman

1. a man employed to stand guard [n WATCHMEN]

Medical Definition of Watchman

1. 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, 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Watchman

watchkeeper
watchkeepers
watchkeeping
watchless
watchlike
watchlist
watchlisted
watchlisting
watchlists
watchmaker
watchmaker's
watchmaker's cramp
watchmakers
watchmaking
watchmakings
watchman (current term)
watchmen
watchout
watchouts
watchphone
watchphones
watchpocket
watchpoint
watchpoints
watchstander
watchstanders
watchstanding
watchstraps
watcht

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