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watchpeople

watchpeople is the plural of watchperson.

Meaning of watchperson

Noun

watchperson (plural watchpersons or watchpeople)

  1. One set to watch.
    • The Marxists had called a strike to demand withdrawal of police and industrial security forces who had replaced regular watchpeople at the state-owned steel plant.1970 September 26, Renee Blakkan, compiler, “World in Revolution”, in Guardian: Independent Radical Newsweekly, volume 22, number 48, New York, N.Y.: Weekly Guardian Associates, Inc., →ISSN, page 10
    Synonyms:
    watcher

Origin of watchpeople

From watch + -people.

Questions about watchpeople

What is watchpeople the plural of?
Watchpeople is the plural of watchperson.

Words near watchpeople in the dictionary

  1. watchnights
  2. watchoo
  3. Watchorn
  4. watchout
  5. watchouts
  6. watchpeople
  7. watchperson
  8. watchpersons
  9. watchphone
  10. watchphones
  11. watchpocket

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