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"ref": "1829, Edward Bulwer Lytton, chapter XVIII, in The Disowned:",
"text": "The visits of the watchman to that (then) obscure and ill-inhabited neighborhood were more regulated by his indolence than his duty; and Clarence knew that it would be in vain to listen for his cry or tarry for his assistance.",
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"sense": "guard",
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "stórož",
"sense": "guard",
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"masculine"
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"word": "сто́рож"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "vartivnýk",
"sense": "guard",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "вартівни́к"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "guard",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
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"sense": "guard",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "caukīdār",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "چَوکِیدار"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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}
]
}
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{
"word": "watchout"
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{
"word": "watch out"
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{
"word": "watchwoman"
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{
"word": "security guard"
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"Terms with Czech translations",
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"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Hindi translations",
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"Terms with Kashubian translations",
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"Terms with Macedonian translations",
"Terms with Mandarin translations",
"Terms with Maori translations",
"Terms with Navajo translations",
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"Terms with Swahili translations",
"Terms with Swedish translations",
"Terms with Taos translations",
"Terms with Thai translations",
"Terms with Turkish translations",
"Terms with Ukrainian translations",
"Terms with Urdu translations",
"Terms with Welsh translations",
"Urdu terms with redundant transliterations",
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"ref": "1829, Edward Bulwer Lytton, chapter XVIII, in The Disowned:",
"text": "The visits of the watchman to that (then) obscure and ill-inhabited neighborhood were more regulated by his indolence than his duty; and Clarence knew that it would be in vain to listen for his cry or tarry for his assistance.",
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},
{
"ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 8:",
"text": "Well, it so happened that Stine and the cook were sitting in their room one evening, mending and darning their things; it was near bedtime, for the watchman had already sung out \"Ten o'clock,\" but somehow the darning and the sewing went on very slowly indeed[.]",
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{
"ref": "1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:",
"text": "Watchmen are stationed continuously at each end of the bridge, and the main spans are patrolled twice during the night.",
"type": "quote"
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"word": "watcher"
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}
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥāris",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَارِس"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥāris",
"sense": "guard",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "حارس"
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{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "avigljitor"
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{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "gözətçi"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "haqsı",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "һаҡсы"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "vartaŭník",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вартаўні́к"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "stóraž",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сто́раж"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "axóŭnik",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ахо́ўнік"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pazač",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пазач"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "straža",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "стража"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guaita"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kānshǒuzhě",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "看守者"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hlídač"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strážce"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "vagt"
},
{
"code": "da",
"english": "night watch",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "nattevagt"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"note": "in market towns",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"common-gender",
"historical"
],
"word": "vægter"
},
{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "wršy",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "wr:r-S-i-i-hrw:A1"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "vartija"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guetteur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sentinelle"
},
{
"code": "fro",
"lang": "Old French",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gaite"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "garda"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sentinela"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vixía"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "vixilante"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Wächter"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pahredār",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "पहरेदार"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "caukīdār",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "चौकीदार"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"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"
},
{
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aùsknecht"
},
{
"code": "csb",
"lang": "Kashubian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dozérca"
},
{
"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": "jətŋuņivx",
"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"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Loagawach"
},
{
"code": "pox",
"lang": "Polabian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "storz"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stróż"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "vigia"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "paznic"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "străjer"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "păzitor"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gardian"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "stórož",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сто́рож"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oxránnik",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "охра́нник"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strážca"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "guardián"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "celador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "guarda"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "vigía"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "centinela"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "encargado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "vigilante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"Argentina",
"masculine"
],
"word": "shafo"
},
{
"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"
],
"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",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "ภารโรง"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "bekçi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "nöbetçi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "gözetmen"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "guard",
"word": "gardiyan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "stórož",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сто́рож"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vartivnýk",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вартівни́к"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "oxorónnyk",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "охоро́нник"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "oxorónecʹ",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "охоро́нець"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "caukīdār",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "چَوکِیدار"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "guard",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gwyliwr"
}
],
"word": "watchman"
}
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