/ Dictionary / Index W watchman: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: watch•man Pronunciation: (woch'mun), [key] — pl. -men. a person who keeps guard over a building at night, to protect it from fire, vandals, or thieves. (formerly) a person who guards or patrols the streets at night. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: watchman (Thesaurus) watchmaker watch meeting Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language