# hatchman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A prison guard charged with checking on the prisoner by looking through the hatch.

## Etymology
From hatch + -man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hatchman