Category:Watchman

Watch"man, n.; pl. Watchmen (.

1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.

2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, By night. Watchman beetle (zoöl.), the european dor. -- watchman's clock, a watchman's detector in which the apparatus For recording the times of visiting several stations is contained Within a single clock. -- watchman's detector, or watchman's time detector, an apparatus For recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his Rounds. -- watchman's rattle, an instrument having at the end of a handle a Revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong spring upon cogs, Produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh, rattling sound.