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nightwatchman.

Someone who guards a premises at night.

13 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Someone who guards a premises at night.

  2. 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.

Where this word comes from

From night + watchman.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.