WATCHMEN
Noun
watchmen
plural of watchman
Source: Wiktionary
WATCHMAN
Watch"man, n.; pl. Watchmen (.
1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.
2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city,
by night. Watchman beetle (Zoöl.), the European dor.
– Watchman's clock, a watchman's detector in which the apparatus
for recording the times of visiting several stations is contained
within a single clock.
– Watchman's detector, or Watchman's time detector, an apparatus
for recording the time when a watchman visits a station on his
rounds.
– Watchman's rattle, an instrument having at the end of a handle a
revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong spring upon cogs,
produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh, rattling sound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition