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nightwatchmen

nightwatchmen is the plural of nightwatchman.

Meaning of nightwatchman

Noun

nightwatchman (plural nightwatchmen)

  1. Someone who guards a premises at night.
  2. A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a day's play (when light is poor), in order to protect better batsmen.

Questions about nightwatchmen

What is nightwatchmen the plural of?
Nightwatchmen is the plural of nightwatchman.

Words near nightwatchmen in the dictionary

  1. nightwatchers
  2. nightwatches
  3. nightwatching
  4. nightwatchings
  5. nightwatchman
  6. nightwatchmen
  7. nightwatchwoman
  8. nightwatchwomen
  9. nightwear
  10. nightwears
  11. nightwork

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