Synonyms for watchman

Most common

guard · sentinel · sentry · guardsman · watcher · watchwoman · guardswoman

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.

   Near-synonyms: watcher, watchwoman

Related words

Phrases

night watchman state watchman's detector night watchman watchman's rattle watchman's time detector

Forms

Plural

watchmen → guards, sentries, guardsmen, sentinels…

Example sentences

• guard The security guard went back on his normal patrol.
• sentinel It is illegal to try to go to North Sentinel Island.
• sentry The sentry demanded the password from everyone.
• guardsman The guardsman was assaulted by a robber.
• watcher Tom's a keen hiker and bird watcher.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

watch¹, guard¹, argus²

6 letters

picket², sentry²

7 letters

watcher²

8 letters

sentinel³

9 letters

guardsman²

10 letters

watchwoman

11 letters

guardswoman

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argus² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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