watchman

See also: Watchman

English

Etymology

watch +‎ -man

Noun

watchman (plural watchmen)

One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

Derived terms

night watchman

Related terms

security guard

Translations

guard

Aromanian: avigljitor m
Catalan: guaita (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 看守者 (zh) (kānshǒuzhě)
Czech: hlídač (cs) m
Danish: vagt c, nattevagt (da) c (night watch), vægter c (historical, in market towns)
Finnish: vartija (fi)
French: guetteur (fr) m, sentinelle (fr) f
Old French: gaite m
German: Wächter (de) m
Hungarian: őrszem (hu)
Irish: seiceadóir m
Italian: guardiano (it), sorvegliante (it)

Japanese: 警備員 (ja) (けいびいん, keibiin), ウォッチマン (wotchiman)
Latin: vigil (la) m
Maori: kaimataara
Navajo: haʼasídí
Occitan: gacha f, gach m, gaita f, gait m, sentinèla f
Portuguese: vigia (pt) m or f
Romanian: paznic (ro) m, străjer (ro) m, păzitor (ro) m, gardian (ro) m
Russian: сто́рож (ru) m (stórož), охра́нник (ru) m (oxránnik)
Swahili: mlinzi (sw), mabawabu (sw)
Taos: xína
Turkish: bekçi (tr), nöbetçi (tr), gözetmen (tr), gardiyan (tr)
Welsh: gwyliwr m

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