English > watchman: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A guard who keeps watch. |
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| Synonyms | watcher, security guard |
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| Member of | security force, private security force | A privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry |
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| Narrower | bank guard | A security guard at a bank |
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| fire watcher | (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air |
| lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket | A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
| night watchman | A watchman who works during the night |
| patroller | someone on patrol / patrol duty |
| portwatcher, port watcher | A watchman on a wharf |
| Broader | guard | A person who keeps watch over something or someone |
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| Spanish | celador, guarda de seguridad, guarda, guardia, guardián, sereno, velador, vigilante |
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| Catalan | guaita, sereno, vigilant |
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