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watchman

noun

ˈwäch-mən

Definition of watchman

as in custodian

a person or group that watches over someone or something hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night

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as in keeper

a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner a watchman lives next door to scare off prowlers

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Recent Examples of watchman Francis Ford Coppola meditates on the question of who is watching the watchmen in The Conversation, a neo-noir mystery thriller about the human side of surveillance. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 Nearly 1,400 votes were cast for Elgin High School’s new mascot, with 558 for a lion, 421 for watchmen/timekeepers and 417 for a fox, according to information provided by Principal Avelira Rodriguez Gonzalez. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026 Ideas like reparative journalism and sousveillance — an antonym for surveillance, concerning watching the watchmen in a reversal of power — earn fleeting mentions, but are never the focus of actual inquiry. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026 Stingley died the same year as Trayvon Martin, a Black Florida teen shot to death by a neighborhood volunteer watchman, who was acquitted in 2013. — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for watchman

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Noun

Okwuosa reports the average salary for a custodian is about $45,000 this fiscal year, up from $36,900 in fiscal year 2021-22.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Under what was known as the Status Quo, a set of unwritten understandings between Israel and Jordan, the custodian of Jerusalem’s Muslim holy sites, Jews could visit the shrine, but only Muslims could worship there.

— Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of custodian

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The Hurricanes were missing a starting offensive lineman as right guard Max Buchanan is out for the foreseeable future with an injury.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Officials reviewed the play for a possible hostile act by Howard, but assessed no foul on the Atlanta guard.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Elbert said an airport janitor finally grabbed the bird with her shirt.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
May Rosenberg, the wife of the critic Harold Rosenberg, once visited Krasner’s studio and assumed that the man hanging around in dungarees, not saying much of anything, was an intellectually disabled janitor.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

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Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and authorizing him to file a probate petition on her behalf.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
Every child under 18 with a Social Security number has an account in their name, but parents or guardians must claim the account on an app to receive a one-time deposit of $1,000.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardian

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Hosfelt was among nine staff members, including the former warden, arrested in June 2024 and charged with felonies in connection with deaths at the prison.

— Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Luckily — or maybe unluckily — the camp’s warden, a hardbitten guy with an oily smile named Clancy (Russell Crowe, hardbitten, smiley, and oily), takes a liking to Murphy.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of warden

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Tuna are also ecologically important apex predators and serve as sentinels of ocean health.

— Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
The program finally comes to an end For more than 55 years, at least a handful of these satellites have been flying as silent sentinels—until last month.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sentinel

Noun

Friends, who became his primary caretaker, said jazz remained a constant presence.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Police said a 37-year-old woman who worked as a caretaker died in the Thursday morning attack at the school in Leszczydol-Nowiny, northeast of Warsaw.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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