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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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Recent Examples of watchman
The old man of the night, the watchman not yet in bed.
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Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Here was another young Black person, a 17-year-old heading back from the convenience store, who had been deemed a threat, shot, and killed by a neighborhood watchman.
—Noelle Swan, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2025
View gallery - 5 images Who watches the watchmen and who spies on the spy satellites?
—David Szondy
august 07, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2025
These new rules were finalized over the summer; college sports is now in its first recruiting cycle where there will be a new watchmen over the money, the CSC (College Sports Commission).
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Here was another young Black person, a 17-year-old heading back from the convenience store, who had been deemed a threat, shot, and killed by a neighborhood watchman.
—Noelle Swan, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2025
View gallery - 5 images Who watches the watchmen and who spies on the spy satellites?
—David Szondy
august 07, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2025
These new rules were finalized over the summer; college sports is now in its first recruiting cycle where there will be a new watchmen over the money, the CSC (College Sports Commission).
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for watchman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchman
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The District 130 school board is set to spend up to $150,000 on an outside custodian contract that its own custodians claim the district does not need.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The union represents more than 30,000 district employees, including teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, computer techs, custodians and gardeners.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Third-string keeper Kayne Rizvanovich is one of the few additional players also on the California road trip.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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Kalani Brundage slipped a slick pass over to Addison Smith who beat the Kingwood keeper with a low shot to the left side to give Forney a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2026
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At this year’s trade deadline, Charlotte was a buyer for the first time in years, adding Chicago guard Coby White as the Bulls embraced a rebuild.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The star guard, who tore her ACL for the first time before her junior year of high school, grappled with injuries throughout her first four seasons with the Huskies, first a foot injury that sidelined her for 11 games in 2021-22, then a knee injury that kept her out of 22 in her sophomore year.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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The former series brought aliens to Earth; the latter followed two janitors accidentally launched into space.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Joining Monday’s protest was Maxime Excellence, a 49-year-old factory janitor, who worried about rising transportation prices, among other things.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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With the knife in her hand, Guzman approached the toddler and his guardian in a shopping aisle.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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In New Jersey, lawmakers are considering a bill to amend a state law that allows parents to nominate standby, or temporary, guardians in the cases of death, incapacity, or debilitation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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If that is the case, the warden announces on the intercom system that the sentence was carried out and witnesses are directed to exit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The sheriff also said the warden had reached out regarding an allegation of an incident under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, but then did not call the department back to further investigate.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Their Tibetan ancestry dates back thousands of years to when they were bred as an interior sentinel in the Buddhist monasteries.—
Katelyn Chef,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Precedent for this idea comes from Poland, where many cities already use freshwater mussels as living sentinels of water quality, wired with sensors that register when the animals clamp their shells shut in response to pollutants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Mar. 2026
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The hotel room was a suite, with the caretaker in the living room and Ward was in the bedroom, the report stated.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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One August afternoon in 2023, Izzo was staying in the school with his brother, Hassan, who also served as a caretaker.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Watchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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