Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who acts as a watchman during the night.
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Examples
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They attacked with crude weapons the men members of the perp's extended family from Acapulco, (hence, newcomers and racially different; read of African slave heritage) as one of those brothers was the current night-watchman on the bridge project beside the casa.
On Civility 2009
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The young man, whose bicycle had been thieved had returned with a gang of his amigos, to inflict bodily harm on the family of the night-watchman, who they thought were harbouring the perp of the bicycle theft.
On Civility 2009
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They attacked with crude weapons the men members of the perp's extended family from Acapulco, (hence, newcomers and racially different; read of African slave heritage) as one of those brothers was the current night-watchman on the bridge project beside the casa.
On Civility 2009
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If we took away antitrust laws (while keeping civil and criminal liability for fraud, theft, coercion, bribery, etc.), and if the government were reduced to a night-watchman state (with its focus on national defense and domestic law-enforcement), then I find it hard to imagine a scenario in which a corporation, however big, could force a monopoly on people without breaking the then-existing law.
Technological Determinishm, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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They attacked with crude weapons the men members of the perp's extended family from Acapulco, (hence, newcomers and racially different; read of African slave heritage) as one of those brothers was the current night-watchman on the bridge project beside the casa.
On Civility 2009
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The young man, whose bicycle had been thieved had returned with a gang of his amigos, to inflict bodily harm on the family of the night-watchman, who they thought were harbouring the perp of the bicycle theft.
On Civility 2009
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The young man, whose bicycle had been thieved had returned with a gang of his amigos, to inflict bodily harm on the family of the night-watchman, who they thought were harbouring the perp of the bicycle theft.
On Civility 2009
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A stout, middle-aged man led the procession; he was Mr. Cuttle, the night-watchman.
Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010
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I ordered the night-watchman to lock the front door and bring everybody in the building here.
Dear Carl Ginny Woods 2010
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Langton had the night-watchman in the palm of his hand; the man even offered to make them a cup of tea!
Deadly Intent Lynda La Plante 2008
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