Watchman synonyms

wŏch'mən

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sentinel
Watch; guard.
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caretaker
One that temporarily performs the duties of an office:
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guardian (related)
(Video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
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sentry
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
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guard (related)
A ring worn to prevent a more valuable ring from sliding off the finger.
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watcher
A person authorized to keep watch at a polling place to detect irregularities
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night-watchman
A watchman hired for duty at night
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security-guard
A person hired by a private organization to guard a physical plant and maintain order.
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warder (related)
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gaoler (related)
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Find another word for watchman. In this page you can discover 10 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for watchman, like: sentinel, caretaker, guardian, sentry, guard, watcher, night-watchman, security-guard, warder and gaoler.
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Watchman Sentence Examples

  • He is the watchman of Is.

  • He is appointed watchman to warn men when they sin, and is to be held responsible for the consequences if he fails in this duty.

  • Coleridge projected a periodical called The Watchman, and in 1796 undertook a journey, well described in the Biographia Literaria, to enlist subscribers.

  • As regards the rural police of India every village headman and the village watchman as well as the village police office are required by the code to communicate to the nearest magistrate or the officer in charge of the nearest police station, whichever is nearest, any information respecting offenders.

  • The smith laments that all his property is of no value now that his watchman is slain, whereupon the young hero offers to guard his domains until a whelp of the hound's has grown.

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