Watchman

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From Middle English waccheman, equivalent to watch +‎ -man.


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watchman (n.)

also watch-man, c. 1400, "guard, sentinel, lookout" (late 12c. as a surname), figuratively "guardian, protector" (mid-15c.), from watch (n.) + man (n.). Also "person characterized by wakefulness" (mid-15c.).