watchman
Syllables: watch·man/ˈwɒtʃmən/
watchman noun: a man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.
Noun
watchman (plural watchmen)
- A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.
- Near-synonyms: watcher, watchwoman
- The visits of the watchman to that (then) obscure and ill-inhabited neighborhood were more regulated by his indolence than his duty; and Clarence knew that it would be in vain to listen for his cry or tarry for his assistance.1829, Edward Bulwer Lytton, chapter XVIII, in The Disowned
- Synonyms:
- watcher, watchwoman
Proper noun capitalized: Watchman
Watchman (plural Watchmans)
- A surname.
watchman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
watchman in Hindi
- guard
- प्रहरी prahrī, पहरेदार pahredār, चौकीदार caukīdār
watchman in Tamil
- காவலாள்
watchman in Marathi
- पहारेकर
watchman in Urdu
- guard
- چَوکِیدار caukīdār
More languagesFewer languages
- watchman in Telugu
- కాపలాదారుడు
- watchman in Malayalam
- പാറാവുകാരൻ, കാവൽക്കാരൻ
- watchman in Kannada
- ಪಹರೆಯವನು, ಕಾವಲುಗಾರ, ತಳಾರ, ಕಾಪಿಗ
- watchman in Punjabi
- ਚੌਕੀਦਾਰ
- watchman in Gujarati
- ચોકીદાર
- watchman in Odia
- ଚଉକିଦାର caukidāra, ଦଣ୍ଡୁଆସି daṇḍuāsi, ରଖୁଆଳ rakhuāḷa
- watchman in Nepali
- चौकीदार
- watchman in Pashto
- محافظ muhāfíz
- watchman in Arabic
- حَارِس ḥāris
- watchman in Malay
- pengawal
- watchman in Indonesian
- pengawal
- watchman in Thai
- ยาม yaam, ภารโรง paan-roong
- watchman in Vietnamese
- người gác, người canh
Examples of watchman in a sentence
- The watchman is sharing a bidi and a chai with his friend down the road.
- In addition, a watchcoat for sergeants and night watchmen costing £1-6-7d was issued every second year.
- At that time, father, brother and I worked as night watchmen at the grain dryer.
Synonyms of watchman
Forms of watchman
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | watchmen |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Watchmans |
Origin of watchman
From Middle English waccheman. By surface analysis, watch + -man.
Words formed from watchman
Phrases with watchman
Questions about watchman
- What does watchman mean?
- Watchman means a man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.
- What is watchman in Hindi?
- Watchman in Hindi is प्रहरी (prahrī), पहरेदार (pahredār), चौकीदार (caukīdār). See Watchman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is watchman?
- Watchman can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce watchman?
- Watchman is pronounced /ˈwɒtʃmən/.
- What is the plural of watchman?
- The plural of watchman is watchmen.
Words near watchman in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: watchman (page history and authors); Watchman (page history and authors); watchman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); watchman (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); watchman (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); watchman (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); watchman (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); watchman (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); watchman (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଚଉକିଦାର (Odia) (page history and authors); watchman (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); محافظ (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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