watch ‧ man /ˈwɒtʃmən $ ˈwɑːtʃ-, ˈwɒːtʃ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural watchmen /-mən/) [countable]
old-fashioned someone whose job is to guard a place SYN security guard ⇨ ↑ night watchman
watch ‧ man /ˈwɒtʃmən $ ˈwɑːtʃ-, ˈwɒːtʃ-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural watchmen /-mən/) [countable]
old-fashioned someone whose job is to guard a place SYN security guard ⇨ ↑ night watchman
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012