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night watchmen

night watchmen is the plural of night watchman.

Meaning of night watchman

Noun

night watchman (plural night watchmen)

  1. (historical) Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers.
  2. A person who guards (usually at a building) at night.
    • We can hear the night watchman click his flashlight / Ask himself if it's him or them that's insane1966, Bob Dylan, “Visions of Johanna”, in Blonde on Blonde
  3. A lower order batter to play the last overs in low light to save better batters for the next day's play.

Questions about night watchmen

What is night watchmen the plural of?
Night watchmen is the plural of night watchman.

Words near night watchmen in the dictionary

  1. night watchers
  2. night watches
  3. night watchman
  4. night watchman state
  5. night watchman states
  6. night watchmen
  7. night wind
  8. night winds
  9. night work
  10. night writing
  11. night-and-day

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