watchman
/ˈwɒtʃmən/noun
उच्चारण वॉच्मन
चौकीदार, पहरेदार
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a man whose job is to guard a building, for example a bank, an office building or a factory, especially at night
चौकीदार, पहरेदार
- The watchman locks the gate at ten.
- The watchman at the housing society checks every visitor's name before opening the gate.
- The night watchman walked around the factory with a torch.
+ 3 more examples
- A watchman sits at the gate of the apartment block.
- Our watchman knows every family in the colony by name.
- The thieves tied up the watchman and escaped.
Synonyms guard security guard sentry caretaker night watchman
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a watchman (countable noun)
Watchman is a countable noun and the plural is watchmen, not watchmans.
'Watchman' countable noun है और उसका बहुवचन 'watchmen' है, 'watchmans' नहीं।
- The watchman opened the gate for the milk van.
- Two watchmen guard the factory at night.
night watchman
A night watchman guards a building after working hours; in cricket it is also a lower-order batsman sent in late in the day.
Night watchman काम के घंटों के बाद इमारत की रखवाली करता है; क्रिकेट में यह दिन के अंत में भेजा गया निचले क्रम का बल्लेबाज़ भी है।
- The night watchman sent in at stumps scored a fifty.
watchman + of / at + place
Use of or at with the place that is guarded.
जिस स्थान की रखवाली हो उसके साथ 'of' या 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He is the watchman of our housing society.
- The watchman at the bank checked every bag.
gender-neutral alternatives
In modern usage, security guard is often preferred in formal writing since the job is done by both men and women.
आधुनिक प्रयोग में औपचारिक लेखन में प्रायः 'security guard' पसंद किया जाता है, क्योंकि यह काम पुरुष और महिलाएँ दोनों करते हैं।
- The society appointed a new security guard for the gate.
+Collocations 4
adjective + watchman
nightoldfaithfulsleepyarmed
- The sleepy watchman did not hear the knock.
verb + watchman
hireappointwakecallpay
- The residents hired a watchman for the night shift.
watchman + verb
guardpatrolcheckblow a whistlelock
- The watchman patrols the colony every hour.
watchman + place
of the buildingat the gateat the godownat the school
- The watchman at the gate asked for my identity card.
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- The watchman blew his whistle when he saw the stranger.
अजनबी को देखकर चौकीदार ने सीटी बजाई।
- Our watchman has served the society for twenty years.
हमारे चौकीदार ने बीस वर्षों से सोसाइटी की सेवा की है।
- The watchman was asleep when the thieves entered the shop.
चोर जब दुकान में घुसे तब चौकीदार सो रहा था।
- A night watchman walked round the factory with a torch.
रात का चौकीदार टॉर्च लेकर कारखाने का चक्कर लगा रहा था।
- The watchmen were given new uniforms before Diwali.
दीवाली से पहले चौकीदारों को नई वर्दी दी गई।
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✗ The watchmans are standing at the gate.
✓ The watchmen are standing at the gate.
The irregular plural of watchman is watchmen.
'Watchman' का अनियमित बहुवचन 'watchmen' है।
✗ A watchman have been appointed for the colony.
✓ A watchman has been appointed for the colony.
A singular subject takes has, not have.
Singular subject के साथ 'has' आता है, 'have' नहीं।
✗ He works as a watchmen in a bank.
✓ He works as a watchman in a bank.
After a, the singular watchman is needed.
'A' के बाद singular 'watchman' चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These all name a person who guards, but they differ in the place and duties.
ये सभी रखवाली करने वाले व्यक्ति के नाम हैं, पर स्थान और कर्तव्य में भिन्न हैं।
A person employed to guard a building or place, especially at night.
किसी इमारत या स्थान की, विशेषकर रात में, रखवाली के लिए नियुक्त व्यक्ति।
- The watchman locked the gate at ten.
A general word for a person who protects people or places, often armed.
लोगों या स्थानों की रक्षा करने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए सामान्य शब्द, प्रायः सशस्त्र।
- A guard stood outside the bank.
A soldier who stands guard at a post.
किसी चौकी पर पहरा देने वाला सैनिक।
- The sentry challenged the stranger.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
guard security guard sentry caretaker night watchman
AaSpelling
watch·man
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who guards a building is a watchman or security guard; a soldier who keeps watch a sentry or sentinel; a person who takes care of a building a caretaker; one who guards the gate a gatekeeper.
इमारत की रखवाली करने वाला watchman या security guard; पहरा देने वाला सैनिक sentry या sentinel; इमारत की देखभाल करने वाला caretaker; द्वार की रखवाली करने वाला gatekeeper।
General knowledge
Cricket: a night watchman is a lower-order batsman sent in near the end of a day's play.
क्रिकेट में night watchman दिन के खेल के अंत के पास भेजा गया निचले क्रम का बल्लेबाज़ है।