watchman

At the time of the record destruction, which was revealed by a night watchman who saw it happening and saved some documents, UBS was under scrutiny for its wartime activities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

He claimed the duo pushed past the night watchman, collected the artwork and drove to a block of flats in the Isle of Dogs where Mr Love unloaded the Banksy.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

They had also planted a watchman in the bank, Patrick Shevlin.

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2023

Ms. Nechai was waiting at the launching point for boats as her husband paddled out to rescue a watchman who was stranded at the site.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

The only sound, just before dawn, was a night watchman, far away down a lonely street, walking along in the darkness, humming a very strange song....

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Employers say full-time unionized watchmen, on average, earn more than $170,000 a year, plus benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

It was those watchmen who came to the boathouse to report that they’d spotted a man in a waterproof jacket drag the Zodiac up the embankment.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

Wealthy people employed "thief takers" to guard their property, whilst ordinary folk had to make do with volunteer watchmen, who focused on the more basic task of keeping order.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

For much of the next 12 years, soldiers and local watchmen patrolled the streets to ensure that shops remained open and penalize anyone they saw engaging in the usual festive excess.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

Twenty-three watchmen were supposed to patrol the city’s streets every night, but their numbers had dwindled to a mere handful by the end of the week.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy