Meaning of Watchman | Babel Free
ˈwɒtʃmənDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“Near-synonyms: watcher, watchwoman”
“The visits of the watchman to that (then) obscure and ill-inhabited neighborhood were more regulated by his indolence than his duty; and Clarence knew that it would be in vain to listen⟳ for his cry⟳ or tarry for his assistance.”
“Well, it so happened that Stine and the cook⟳ were sitting in their room one evening, mending and darning their things; it was near bedtime, for the watchman had already sung out "Ten o'clock," but somehow the darning and the sewing went on very slowly indeed[.]”
“Watchmen are stationed continuously at each end⟳ of the bridge, and the main spans are patrolled twice during the night.”
“In 1972, a night watchman patrolling a hotel-office complex noticed that the basement garage door had been taped open⟳ and, attributing this to the carelessness of a maintenance worker earlier that day, peeled the tape off.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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