watchman
IPA: wˈɑtʃmʌn
noun
- One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
- A surname.
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Examples of "watchman" in Sentences
- One of the most important functions of the watchman is to be seen from the street with my evil looking dog.
- When a watchman is absent, or remiss, or bribed, the stream is turned out of its course, and every one helps himself or fills his cistern.
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