watchmen

Variant of watchman

watchman definition

watch·man (-mən)

noun pl. watchmen -·men (-mən)

  1. Archaic a person whose duty was to guard or police the streets at night
  2. a person hired to guard a building or other property against thieves, vandals, or trespassers, esp. at night

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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