nightwatchman
noun
nightwatchman is spelled N-I-G-H-T-W-A-T-C-H-M-A-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nightwatchman means “Someone who guards a premises at night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nightwatchman is nightwatchmen.
How many letters and syllables are in nightwatchman?
| Letters | 13: N-I-G-H-T-W-A-T-C-H-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nightwatchman?
Nightwatchman appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nightwatchman?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-nightwatchman.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nightwatchman
- nightwatchmen plural
- night watchman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nightwatchman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who guards a premises at night.
- 2
A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a day's play (when light is poor), in order to protect better batsmen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nightwatchman come from?
From night + watchman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).