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watchman.

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.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɒtʃmən/
  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.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English waccheman. By surface analysis, watch + -man.

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