night watchman
Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at…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.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Examples
3 sentencesTom is the night watchman.
ruТом — ночной сторож. — sharptoothed
Night watchmen drink a lot of coffee.
The night watchman has a police dog.
Meaning
3 senses(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.
Nachtwächter
A person who guards (usually at a building) at night.
Nachtwächter, Wachmann
a male watchman who works during the night
A lower order batter to play the last overs in low light to save better batters for the next day's play.
Origin
From night + watchman. Cf. Old English nihtweard. By surface analysis, night + watch + manFrom night + watchman. Cf. Old English nihtweard. By surface analysis, night + watch + man.
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Forms
plural: night watchmenLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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