| NOUN | person | watchman, watcher, security guard | a guard who keeps watch |
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| Sounds | waa'chmahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A guard who keeps watch. | |
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| Synonyms | watcher, security guard | |
| Member of | security force, private security force | A privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry |
| Narrower | bank guard | A security guard at a bank |
| 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 |
| Spanish | celador, guarda de seguridad, guarda, guardia, guardián, sereno, velador, vigilante | |
| Catalan | guaita, sereno, vigilant | |
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