Definition of "nightwatchmen" [nightwatchmen]

• Plural form of nightwatchman. (noun)

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• "If the bumbling nightwatchmen don't catch them, she can summon a mysterious group known as the Dark Men, who can do more than simply kick them out of the store."
• "Yet in 2003, it emerged that Pretory, in a frenzy to recruit guards, had taken on nightclub bouncers, dog handlers, nightwatchmen, and other staff with little or no experience of arms or safety procedures."
• "The workmen on the site were packing their tools in their straw bags; the nightwatchmen were coming with their cloaks and food-baskets."