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A watchman; a scout, spy. Obsolete. A municipal watchman.
One of a body of men formerly appointed to keep watch and ward in all towns from sunset to sunrise; later, a constable of the watch who, before the…
One who watches, or those who watch, for purposes of guarding and protecting life and property, and the like; esp. before the introduction of the…