watchman

noun/ˈwɒtʃmən/CEFR B2

দারোয়ান, নৈশপ্রহরী

Meaning

A person employed to guard a building, especially at night.

Example sentences

  • The watchman locks the gate at ten.দারোয়ান দশটায় ফটক বন্ধ করে দেন।
  • A night watchman raised the alarm.নৈশপ্রহরী সতর্কতা জারি করেন।

Common phrases with “watchman”

  • a night watchmanনৈশপ্রহরী
  • the building's watchmanভবনের দারোয়ান
  • the watchman's roomদারোয়ানের ঘর

A common mistake

The bank has six watchmen, three of them women.→The bank has six security guards, three of them women.

Watchman names a man, so a mixed team takes security guards. The word is still ordinary in South Asia for the person at a building's gate, and in cricket a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman sent in late.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: guard, caretaker

Similar words, and what each means

  • guard

    প্রহরী, দারোয়ান

    A person who watches over and protects a place or people.

  • caretaker

    তত্ত্বাবধায়ক; ভবনের রক্ষণাবেক্ষণকারী

    A person who looks after a building, or someone holding a post temporarily.

Other English words for “দারোয়ান, নৈশপ্রহরী”

  • guard

    A person who watches over and protects a place or people.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “watchman” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • গোসলখানা, বাথরুম
    • • দারোয়ান, নৈশপ্রহরী
    • • ধর্মীয় আচার, রীতি-অনুষ্ঠান
    • • চুক্তি, সমঝোতা
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    দারোয়ান, নৈশপ্রহরী — watchman (noun) — দারোয়ান, নৈশপ্রহরী. A person employed to guard a building, especially at night.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “watchman”?

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    • • crossing
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    • • guard
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    guard — guard — প্রহরী, দারোয়ান. A person who watches over and protects a place or people.

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