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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-watchman.wav [US] Forms: watchmen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English waccheman, equivalent to watch + -man. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waccheman}} Middle English waccheman, {{suf|en|watch|man}} watch + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|watchmen}} watchman (plural watchmen)
  1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: watcher Derived forms: night watchman Related terms: watchdog, watchout, watch out, watchwoman, security guard Translations (guard): حَارِس (ḥāris) [masculine] (Arabic), حارس (ḥāris) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), avigljitor [masculine] (Aromanian), gözətçi (Azerbaijani), һаҡсы (haqsı) (Bashkir), вартаўні́к (vartaŭník) [masculine] (Belarusian), сто́раж (stóraž) [masculine] (Belarusian), ахо́ўнік (axóŭnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), пазач (pazač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), стража (straža) [feminine] (Bulgarian), guaita [masculine] (Catalan), 看守者 (kānshǒuzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), hlídač [masculine] (Czech), strážce [masculine] (Czech), vagt [common-gender] (Danish), nattevagt (english: night watch) [common-gender] (Danish), vægter (note: in market towns) [common-gender, historical] (Danish), wr:r-S-i-i-hrw:A1 (wršy) (Egyptian), vartija (Finnish), guetteur [masculine] (French), sentinelle [feminine] (French), garda [masculine] (Galician), sentinela [feminine] (Galician), vixía [masculine] (Galician), vixilante [feminine, masculine] (Galician), Wächter [masculine] (German), पहरेदार (pahredār) [masculine] (Hindi), चौकीदार (caukīdār) [masculine] (Hindi), őrszem (Hungarian), seiceadóir [masculine] (Irish), guardiano (Italian), sorvegliante (Italian), 警備員 (keibiin) (alt: けいびいん) (Japanese), ウォッチマン (wotchiman) (Japanese), 경비원 (gyeongbiwon) (alt: 警備員) (Korean), 야경꾼 (yagyeongkkun) (Korean), custos [masculine] (Latin), vigil [masculine] (Latin), excubitor [masculine] (Latin), па́зач (pázač) [masculine] (Macedonian), чу́вар (čúvar) [masculine] (Macedonian), kaimataara (Maori), haʼasídí (Navajo), йытӈунивх (jətŋunivx) (Nivkh), gacha [feminine] (Occitan), gach [masculine] (Occitan), gaita [feminine] (Occitan), gait [masculine] (Occitan), sentinèla [feminine] (Occitan), gaite [masculine] (Old French), نگهبان (negahbân) (Persian), پاسدار (pâsdâr) (Persian), Loagawach [masculine] (Plautdietsch), stróż [masculine] (Polish), vigia [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), paznic [masculine] (Romanian), străjer [masculine] (Romanian), păzitor [masculine] (Romanian), gardian [masculine] (Romanian), сто́рож (stórož) [masculine] (Russian), охра́нник (oxránnik) [masculine] (Russian), strážca [masculine] (Slovak), guardián [masculine] (Spanish), celador [masculine] (Spanish), guarda [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), vigía [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), centinela [masculine] (Spanish), encargado [masculine] (Spanish), vigilante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), mlinzi (Swahili), mabawabu (Swahili), väktare [common-gender] (Swedish), xína (Taos), ยาม (yaam) (Thai), ภารโรง (paan-roong) (Thai), bekçi (Turkish), nöbetçi (Turkish), gözetmen (Turkish), gardiyan (Turkish), сто́рож (stórož) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вартівни́к (vartivnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), охоро́нник (oxorónnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), охоро́нець (oxorónecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), چَوکِیدار (caukīdār) [masculine] (Urdu), gwyliwr [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "guard",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "guard",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "őrszem"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "seiceadóir"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "guardiano"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "sorvegliante"
        },
        {
          "alt": "けいびいん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keibiin",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "警備員"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "wotchiman",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "ウォッチマン"
        },
        {
          "alt": "警備員",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gyeongbiwon",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "경비원"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yagyeongkkun",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "야경꾼"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "custos"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vigil"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "excubitor"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pázač",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "па́зач"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "čúvar",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "чу́вар"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "kaimataara"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "haʼasídí"
        },
        {
          "code": "niv",
          "lang": "Nivkh",
          "roman": "jətŋunivx",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "йытӈунивх"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gacha"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gach"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gaita"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gait"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sentinèla"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "negahbân",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "نگهبان"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "pâsdâr",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "پاسدار"
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          "sense": "guard",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "stróż"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "vigia"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paznic"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "străjer"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "păzitor"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gardian"
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          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "сто́рож"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "guard",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "sk",
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          "sense": "guard",
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          "code": "es",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "celador"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "guarda"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "vigía"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "centinela"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "encargado"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "vigilante"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "mlinzi"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "mabawabu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "guard",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "väktare"
        },
        {
          "code": "twf",
          "lang": "Taos",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "xína"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "yaam",
          "sense": "guard",
          "word": "ยาม"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "paan-roong",
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      "note": "in market towns",
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      "code": "egy",
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      "word": "vartija"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "word": "警備員"
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      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "경비원"
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      "code": "ko",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "custos"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "excubitor"
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      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "па́зач"
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      "roman": "čúvar",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "kaimataara"
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "haʼasídí"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "sentinèla"
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      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "نگهبان"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "pâsdâr",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "پاسدار"
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      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "vigia"
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      "sense": "guard",
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      ],
      "word": "paznic"
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      "word": "păzitor"
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      "sense": "guard",
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      "word": "encargado"
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      "word": "mlinzi"
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      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "mabawabu"
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      "code": "twf",
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      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "xína"
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "yaam",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "ยาม"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "paan-roong",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "ภารโรง"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "bekçi"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "nöbetçi"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "stórož",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "сто́рож"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vartivnýk",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вартівни́к"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oxorónnyk",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "охоро́нник"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oxorónecʹ",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "охоро́нець"
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "caukīdār",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "چَوکِیدار"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "guard",
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  "word": "watchman"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.