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Meanings of watchman in English

Portuguese
guarda
Catalan
guaita
Spanish
vigilante
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A guard who keeps watch.

guarda
Synonyms
Examples for "watcher"
Examples for "watcher"
1
He dwells aloft alone; a mighty watcher in the midst of creation.
Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
2
If you're a keen star-watcher, there is good news and bad news.
The South African
3
Then the king of Arizim said to the watcher by the pool:
A Dreamer's Tales
4
And in the watcher at the window, life shocked instantly to death.
V. V.'s Eyes
5
The moment dragged on and the watcher enjoyed every second of it.
The capitol game
1
So the security guard on the building didn't see anyone come in?
Summer knight
2
The security guard held up his laminated card with a shaking hand.
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
3
And as we left the building, we ran into the security guard.
Independent.ie
4
To the civilian security guard: You, we're looking for BY 476 ERB.
The Atrocity Archives
5
She looked over her shoulder, saw the security guard, who saw her.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
Usage of watchman in English
1
In the hall I stumbled over the feet of the sleeping night-watchman.
The "Goldfish" / Being the Confessions af a Successful Man
2
Falstaff had also been successful-Richardneither heard nor saw the watchman biot.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
3
To Sam in the leading boat was given the task of watchman.
The lord of the rings
4
The watchman will be down in the mill then, punching the time-clock.
The Valley of the Giants
5
Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02
6
A companion animal by day, a solitary night watchman when you're gone.
The burglar who traded ted williams
7
That watchman of yours is not the keenest-eyed fellow in the world.
Brave Tom; Or, The Battle That Won
8
And at the same time the watchman from the watch-tower cried out.
The Coming of Cuculain
9
It takes on much of the aspects of being a night watchman.
Death angel
10
McCarthy, the night watchman, sat asleep in a chair in a corner.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent
11
The complainant in the case is the Ministry of Justice's night watchman.
Radio NZ
12
The voice of the invisible watchman called up from the hurricane deck-
Life on the Mississippi
13
When Maidwa advanced, the watchman pointed to the lodge of the chief.
The Indian Fairy Book: From the Original Legends
14
She saw the tall figure of the watchman and made for him.
The Spoilers
15
The same troops sacked and burned the house of a railway watchman.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginn...
16
So the watchman went out and kept his eye on the Jew.
Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02
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United Kingdom
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