night watchman

See also: nightwatchman and night-watchman

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nightwatchman

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Noun

night watchman (plural night watchmen)

(obsolete) Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers.
A person who guards (usually at a building) at night.
(cricket) The last batsman in a three or five day game to play on a particular day and thus carry over the batting to the following day.

Translations

a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers

Danish: vægter c
Dutch: nachtwacht (nl) m

Finnish: yövartija (fi)
Turkish: gece bekçisi (tr), yatakçı (tr)

person who guards at night

Finnish: yövartija (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nattvakt m or f

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French: ^{(please verify)} veilleur de nuit (fr) m
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} næturvörður

Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} noćobdija (sh)
Turkish: gece bekçisi

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