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watchman

/ˈwɒtʃmən/ noun C1
  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, bouncer, doorman

Plural watchmen

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“Is there no watchman to the building?”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 21 · B2

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