watchman
English
noun
Definitions
- One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English waccheman suf from English watch (sentinel, sentry, guard).
Origin
English
watch
Gloss
sentinel, sentry, guard
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
💂 💂♀️ 💂♂️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tamagotchi English
- awatch English
- bewatch English
- binge-watch English
- deathwatch English
- deathwatch beetle English
- dogwatch English
- doomwatch English
- forewatch English
- night English
- night watch English
- nightwatch English
- nightwatchman English
- outwatch English
- overwatch English
- rewatch English
- scoutwatch English
- skywatch English
- smartwatch English
- stopwatch English
- unwatch English
- watch English
- watch-birth English
- watchability English
- watchable English
- watchband English
- watchbox English
- watchcase English
- watchcat English
- watchchain English
- watchclock English
- watchdog English
- watcher English
- watchest English
- watcheth English
- watchfire English
- watchful English
- watchguard English
- watchhouse English
- watchkeeper English
- watchkeeping English
- watchless English
- watchlight English
- watchlike English
- watchlist English
- watchmaker English
- watchmaking English
- watchmate English
- watchnight English
- watchphone English
- watchpoint English
- watchpuppy English
- watchspring English
- watchstander English
- watchstanding English
- watchstrap English
- watcht English
- watchtower English
- watchwoman English
- watchword English
- wristwatch English
- guachimán Spanish, Castilian
- たまごっち Japanese
- ウオッチ Japanese
- wacche Middle English
- waccheman Middle English
- waj Marshallese
- wajwaj Marshallese
- iwotshi Xhosa
- was Tok Pisin
- wasman Tok Pisin
- liwashi Swati
- watch
- night
- watcht
- awatch
- rewatch
- bewatch
- unwatch
- watcher
- watchdog
- watchcat
- watcheth
- watchful
- watchbox
- skywatch
- watchest
- outwatch
- dogwatch
- watchlist
- watchmate
- watchlike
- doomwatch
- watchfire
- watchband
- watchless
- watchcase
- watchword
- overwatch
- forewatch
- stopwatch
- watchable
- smartwatch
- watchstrap
- watchphone
- watchguard
- watchtower
- watchwoman
- watchhouse
- watchclock
- wristwatch
- watchnight
- nightwatch
- deathwatch
- watchpoint
- Tamagotchi
- watchmaker
- watchchain
- scoutwatch
- watchpuppy
- watchlight
- watch-birth
- watchmaking
- night watch
- binge-watch
- watchspring
- watchkeeper
- watchability
- watchstander
- watchkeeping
- watchstanding
- nightwatchman
- deathwatch beetle