2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Watchman  \Watch"man\,  n.;  pl  {Watchmen}. 
  1.  One  set  to  watch;  a  person  who  keeps  guard;  a  guard;  a 
  sentinel. 
 
  2.  Specifically,  one  who  guards  a  building,  or  the  streets  of 
  a  city,  by  night. 
 
  {Watchman  beetle}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  European  dor. 
 
  {Watchman's  clock},  a  watchman's  detector  in  which  the 
  apparatus  for  recording  the  times  of  visiting  several 
  stations  is  contained  within  a  single  clock. 
 
  {Watchman's  detector},  or  {Watchman's  time  detector},  an 
  apparatus  for  recording  the  time  when  a  watchman  visits  a 
  station  on  his  rounds. 
 
  {Watchman's  rattle},  an  instrument  having  at  the  end  of  a 
  handle  a  revolving  arm,  which  by  the  action  of  a  strong 
  spring  upon  cogs,  produces,  when  in  motion,  a  loud,  harsh, 
  rattling  sound. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  watchman 
  n  :  a  guard  who  keeps  watch  [syn:  {watcher},  {security  guard}] 

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