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Meaning of "night watchmen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHT WATCHMEN

night watchmen  [ˌnaɪtˈwɒtʃmen] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHT WATCHMEN

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Night watchmen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIGHT WATCHMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nightwatchman

Nightwatchman may refer to one of the following: ▪ Watchman ▪ Nightwatchman, a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play ▪ "Nightwatchman", a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from Hard Promises ▪ The Nightwatchman or Tom Morello, musician ▪ Night-watchman state, a government ideal restricted to the upholding of negative rights ▪ Security guard ▪ Nightwatchman, a 2000 Italian film ▪ Street Kings or The Night Watchman, a 2008 film...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIGHT WATCHMEN


coachmen
ˈkəʊtʃˌmen
congressmen
ˈkɒŋɡrɪsˌmen
countrymen
ˈkʌntrɪˌmen
craftsmen
ˈkrɑːftsˌmen
dogmen
ˈdɒɡˌmen
doormen
ˈdɔːˌmen
Dutchmen
ˈdʌtʃˌmen
firemen
ˈfaɪəˌmen
henchmen
ˈhentʃmen
madmen
ˈmædmen
nightwatchmen
ˌnaɪtˈwɒtʃmen
Scotchmen
ˈskɒtʃmen
servicemen
ˈsɜːvɪsmen
showmen
ˈʃəʊmen
snowmen
ˈsnəʊmen
sportsmen
ˈspɔːtsmen
tradesmen
ˈtreɪdzmen
upperclassmen
ˌʌpəˈklɑːsmen
watchmen
ˈwɒtʃmen
yachtsmen
ˈjɒtsmen

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHT WATCHMEN

night porter
night raven
night robe
night safe
night school
night shelter
night shift
night sights
night sky
night soil
night stand
night stick
night storage heater
night storage heating
night table
night terrors
night vision
night watch
night watchman
night work

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHT WATCHMEN

ashmen
bushmen
churchmen
Cornishmen
earthmen
Englishmen
flehmen
Frenchmen
freshmen
Irishmen
klootchmen
lengthmen
Northmen
pitchmen
ploughmen
stagecoachmen
switchmen
Welshmen

Synonyms and antonyms of night watchmen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «night watchmen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHT WATCHMEN

Find out the translation of night watchmen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of night watchmen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «night watchmen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

守夜人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vigilantes nocturnos
570 millions of speakers

English

night watchmen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रात चौकीदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حراس الليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ночные сторожа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vigias noturnos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাতে পাহারাদাররা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

veilleurs de nuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachtwächter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夜の見張り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밤 의 파수꾼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wengi jaga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đêm canh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரவு காவல்காரன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रात्री पहारेकरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gece bekçisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardiani notturni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

noc strażnicy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічні сторожа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paznici de noapte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νυχτοφυλάκων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nagwagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nattvakter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vekterne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of night watchmen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT WATCHMEN»

The term «night watchmen» is normally little used and occupies the 118.917 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT WATCHMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «night watchmen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «night watchmen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about night watchmen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHT WATCHMEN»

Discover the use of night watchmen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to night watchmen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kenya Gazette
The statutory minimum wages for night watchmen ore grouped into categories — ordinary watchmen and senior watchmen. In Nairobi, the minimum wage for an ordinary watchman is Sh. 600 per month, plus 15 per cent house allowance.
2
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
The statutory minimum wages for night watchmen ore grouped into categories — ordinary watchmen and senior watchmen. In Nairobi, the minimum wage for an ordinary watchman is Sh. 600 per month, plus 15 per cent house allowance.
3
In the Watches of the Night: Life in the Nocturnal City, ...
The night watchmen who patrolled the streets in the colonial and early national eras lacked the full authority of later police officers. The men on the day shift of law enforcement—constables and sheriffs—were the ones with the real power to  ...
Peter C. Baldwin, 2012
4
Analytical index to the reports of the Commissioners ...
Under board of commissioners ; nine night watchmen mostly inefficient from age, night constable superintending ; annual cost ; II. 949, § 40. See Police. Bur ham. Under commissioners appointed by Paving and Lighting Act; collection of rate ...
Great Britain. Commission for Inquiring into the State of the Several Municipal Corporations in England and Wales, 1839
5
Community Policing: A Policing Strategy for the 21st Century
In 1801, Boston became the first city to mandate that permanent night watchmen be employed. That same year, Detroit hired its first civilian police officer. More and more civilian peacekeepers were being employed after the Revolutionary War ...
Michael Palmiotto, 2000
6
The Evolution of Policing: Worldwide Innovations and Insights
It is believed that the constable was the first law enforcement official who had greater responsibility than simply aiding one's fellow citizen. There also existed night watchmen who patrolled the cities and villages at night to detect criminals and ...
Melchor C. de Guzman, Aiedeo Mintie Das, Dilip K. Das, 2013
7
Nights in the Big City: Paris, Berlin, London 1840-1930
or to have had dealings of any kind with low and dissolute persons, then he shall not only be dismissed but also be punished accordingly. ls For these varied tasks the night-watchmen received a salary of six talers per month. This explains why ...
Joachim Schlör, 1998
8
The Saturday Magazine
... appear that there was any means of knowing the hour at those times. When, however, the walled towns of Germany and the Low Countries came into note, the night-watchmen, in addition to their more important duty, announced the hour.
‎1838
9
Culture, Politics and Money Among the Yoruba
To meet the demands of the public, the N.A. decided to recruit Night Watchmen to patrol different wards. The police and administrators were against the use of the Night Watchmen, and both pressed for their withdrawal. Administrators ...
Toyin Falola, Akanmu Gafari Adebayo
10
Policing the Metropolis of Scotland: A History of the Police ...
After they petitioned on account of inclement winter weather, in January 1810 they were issued with the heavier watchcoats issued to the night watchmen,.64 There is no instance recorded of any constable being suspended from duty by the ...
John McGowan

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHT WATCHMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term night watchmen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
San Francisco's Private Police Force
(A real estate ad in a later edition of the paper would offer an example: It said the lease would "provide for a day and night watchmen and a fire ... «Reason, Jul 15»
2
Historic St. Anne's Retreat has a new owner
... has been a focus of vandalism because of it's lurid folklore of ghosts and creepy night watchmen. However, new owner Matt Nielsen plans on ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»
3
Book review: 'Ziegfeld and His Follies'
Janitors and night watchmen claim they have seen her white, shrouded figure hovering in the halls.” Well, maybe not. Still, for the most part, this ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Cape Breton Island: 2040 AD
Emergency and security became one, teams of night watchmen working with fire departments, first responders and the island police force, ... «Cape Breton Post, Jul 15»
5
Today in NOLA: 7.16.15
Tonight, Author Tony Dunbar will read from his new novel Night Watchmen, the eighth installment in the Tubby Dubonnet mystery series. «NOLA Defender, Jul 15»
6
Much Ado About Nothing set to open
... the obstacles threatening to keep them apart and the only ones who can save them are a group of bumbling, inept Night Watchmen. «New Westminster News Leader, Jul 15»
7
Kagera Region Arrests 800 Illegal Aliens in Six Months
Kagera Regional Police Commander (RPC), Mr Agustino Ollomi, said the thieves intoxicated three night watchmen who were on duty on ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Elkhart County History: After fires destroyed 2 C.G. Conn factories …
A night watchmen was killed during the fire. C.G. Conn was in California at the time of the fire, and once he heard word of it, he quickly returned ... «The Elkhart Truth, Jul 15»
9
Book Talk On Museum Heist
... officers trick their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum after midnight, tie up the two night watchmen and make off with an estimated ... «CapeNews.net, Jul 15»
10
Fire festival: Tanzanian mafia runs Gikomba market?
His team of night watchmen allegedly consists entirely of Tanzanians, who traders only know by nicknames. When there is theft or a fire, they ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Night watchmen [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/night-watchmen>. May 2024 ».
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