NIGHTWATCHMAN

Etymology

Noun

nightwatchman (plural nightwatchmen)

Someone who guards a premises at night.

(cricket) 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: Wiktionary



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11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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