: a person whose job is to watch and guard property at night
Examples of night watchman in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAt the beginning of her career in New York a few years earlier, Nixon had worked the night shift in the Security Operations Center of Dell’s SecureWorks subsidiary, essentially as the cybersecurity equivalent of a patrolling night watchman.—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023 Other failures included not having a night watchman or roving patrol on the boat and failing to conduct sufficient fire drills as required by law.—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023 Josh Hutcherson plays a night watchman whose shift at a Chuck E. Cheese–esque pizza parlor takes a turn when the animatronics start trying to kill him.—James Grebey, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023 The night watchman stokes his lamp and walks wide-eyed tourists through the back lanes telling stories of hot oil and great plagues.—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for night watchman
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