Definitions for Watchman
ˈwɒtʃ mənwatch·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. watchman, watcher, security guardnoun

   a guard who keeps watch

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. watchmannoun

   A guard who keeps watch

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Watchmannoun

   Guard; sentinel; one set to keep ward.

   Etymology: watch and man.

   On the top of all I do espy
   The watchman waiting, tydings glad to hear. Fa. Queen.

   Turn him into London-streets, that the watchmen might carry him before a justice. Francis Bacon.

   Drunkenness calls off the watchmen from their towers; and then all evils that proceed from a loose heart, an untied tongue, and a dissolute spirit, we put upon its account. Taylor.

   Our watchmen from the tow’rs, with longing eyes,
   Expect his swift arrival. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   The melancholy tone of a watchman at midnight. Jonathan Swift.

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1. watchman

   A watchman is a person whose job is to guard or monitor a specific area, building, or property, often during the night, to prevent unauthorized access, theft, vandalism, or any other criminal activity. This person may also alert authorities in case of emergencies, perform security checks and monitor surveillance systems. They may also be responsible for opening and closing premises.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Watchmannoun

   one set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel

2. Watchmannoun

   specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night

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1. Watchman

   Watchman is a 1988 novel written by Ian Rankin, and is one of the author's earliest works. Originally published in 1988, it was reissued with a new introduction by Rankin in 2004.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WATCHMAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Watchman is ranked #26067 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Watchman surname appeared 940 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Watchman.
   
   72.7% or 684 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   13% or 123 total occurrences were White.
   5.6% or 53 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.9% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.2% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Guard

How to pronounce Watchman?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Watchman in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Watchman in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Watchman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Watchman in a Sentence

1. Tonja Carter:

   Was it an earlier draft of 'Watchman,' or of 'Mockingbird,' or even, as early correspondence indicates it might be, a third book bridging the two? I don't know.

2. Harper Lee:

   In the mid-1950s, I completed a novel called' Go Set a Watchman,' it features the character known as Scout as an adult woman, and I thought it a pretty decent effort. My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout's childhood, persuaded me to write a novel( what became' To Kill a Mockingbird') from the point of view of the young Scout.

3. Jonathan Burnham:

   The existence of' Go Set a Watchman' was unknown until recently, and its discovery is an extraordinary gift to the many readers and fans of' To Kill a Mockingbird,' reading in many ways like a sequel to Harper Lee's classic novel, it is a compelling and ultimately moving narrative about a father and a daughter's relationship, and the life of a small Alabama town living through the racial tensions of the 1950s.

4. Chakradhar Talukdar:

   The watchman inspects the canal and, if any repair is needed, immediately informs the committee president or secretary, and they in turn ask a member to go and repair it.

5. Tonja Carter:

   She is alive and kicking and happy as hell with the reactions of 'Watchman,' go Set a Watchman.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Watchman
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Watchman
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Watchman
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Watchman
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Watchman
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html