watchman
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El Charro, a common term for a Mexican cowboy, is no ordinary watchman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
A night watchman alone would not make or break a new development, but this is one of many such provisions, often motivated by fire safety, that stack up in the code every three years.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2025
Last month, Richard Abath, the night watchman who mistakenly allowed in the thieves, died at 57.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
“Many congregants across the nation bow in prayer minutes before the midnight hour as they sing out “Watchman, watchman, please tell me the hour of the night.’
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
Mr. Sleegers has been hired as night watchman, and tonight a carpenter from the underground is coming to make a barricade out of our white Frankfurt bedsteads.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Employers say full-time unionized watchmen, on average, earn more than $170,000 a year, plus benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
It was those watchmen who came to the boathouse to report that they’d spotted a man in a waterproof jacket drag the Zodiac up the embankment.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
For much of the next 12 years, soldiers and local watchmen patrolled the streets to ensure that shops remained open and penalize anyone they saw engaging in the usual festive excess.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Villagers should avoid letting children roam unsupervised in areas where wolves might be hiding and appoint night watchmen to patrol the streets.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
In return for food and a place to sleep, the six of us were appointed watchmen.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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