"nightwatchman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-nightwatchman.ogg Forms: nightwatchmen [plural]
Etymology: From night + watchman. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|watchman}} night + watchman Head templates: {{en-noun|nightwatchmen}} nightwatchman (plural nightwatchmen)
  1. Someone who guards a premises at night.
    Sense id: en-nightwatchman-en-noun-tjbGxRW8
  2. (cricket) A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a day's play (when light is poor), in order to protect better batsmen. Categories (topical): Cricket, People
    Sense id: en-nightwatchman-en-noun-GlnIW-FE Disambiguation of People: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: night watchman

Inflected forms

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