Associations to the word «Watchman»

Wiktionary

WATCHMAN, noun. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

Dictionary definition

WATCHMAN, noun. A guard who keeps watch.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.