# night watchman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Prior to police forces, a person appointed by a town or city to walk the streets at night and guard the burghers from felons and robbers.
2. A person who guards (usually at a building) at night.
3. A lower order batter to play the last overs in low light to save better batters for the next day's play.

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