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Nightwatchman meaning

  1. Someone who guards a premises at night.
  2. 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.

Using Nightwatchman

  • The main meaning on this page is: Someone who guards a premises at night. | 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.
  • In the example corpus, nightwatchman often appears in combinations such as: the nightwatchman, as nightwatchman, nightwatchman was.

Context around Nightwatchman

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

town 1×

Often after:

caught 1× searching 1× khurram 1× ducking 1× alzarri 1× calling 1×

Sentence patterns with Nightwatchman

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

92 as nightwatchman in england 1× a nightwatchman on 51 1× a town nightwatchman was among 1× and the nightwatchman as well 1× as a nightwatchman the previous 1× as the nightwatchman 1× as the nightwatchman ducking cleverly 1× as the nightwatchman with less 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lone figure 1× a nightwatchman on 1× a town nightwatchman 1× anderson s double 1× as will says 1× bespectacled leach who 1×

Common sentence endings:

ambassador for 2016 1× as stokes acknowledged 1× as the nightwatchman 1× deaths in willits 1× has run out 1× his wicket intact 1×

Words around Nightwatchman

Just before it in the word index:

nightwatch 2 nighttimes 2 nighttime 267 nightthe 4 nightsword 3 nightsticks 2

Just after it in the word index:

nightwear 4 nightwing 64 nightwings 2 nightwolf 2 nighty 2 nighy 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Nightwatchman

  • In this selection, "nightwatchman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, town, caught, searching and khurram stand out and add context to how "nightwatchman" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 92 as nightwatchman in england and a nightwatchman on 51. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nightwatchman" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nightwatchman

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A nightwatchman on 51 not out! (6 words)

The nightwatchman is dead, long live the nighthawk. (8 words)

A town nightwatchman was among the first flu deaths in Willits. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Leach, sent in as a nightwatchman the previous evening to negotiate one over of England’s second innings, played fluently to reach 60 while test debutant Jason Roy raced to 52 from 48 balls as the hosts gained the upper hand. (41 words)

Anderson’s double strike on day one Mount Maunganui took the pair to 999 dismissals in their 133rd game in tandem, and Broad carried their combined tally to four figures when he had nightwatchman caught on the second afternoon. (39 words)

On stage, she starred in The Hansard Monologues, Romeo and Juliet and The Nightwatchman as well as being the Sydney Fringe Festival Ambassador for 2016. (25 words)

Exclamation examples

A nightwatchman on 51 not out! (6 words)

Example sentences (15)

Anderson’s double strike on day one Mount Maunganui took the pair to 999 dismissals in their 133rd game in tandem, and Broad carried their combined tally to four figures when he had nightwatchman caught on the second afternoon.

I will forever be a nightwatchman, searching for signs my luck has run out.

On stage, she starred in The Hansard Monologues, Romeo and Juliet and The Nightwatchman as well as being the Sydney Fringe Festival Ambassador for 2016.

Resuming at 2-132, Pakistan had lost only nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad before drinks.

The nightwatchman is dead, long live the nighthawk.

As Will says, Joseph in at three as the nightwatchman with less than a quarter-of-an-hour left in the day.

A town nightwatchman was among the first flu deaths in Willits.

Bumrah capped an eventful day by facing 11 balls as the nightwatchman, ducking cleverly and blocking confidently to end with his wicket intact.

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Experienced opener Kraigg Brathwaite was unbeaten on six while nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph played solidly for 14 not out.

To designate Umesh Yadav as nightwatchman was a terribly wrong decision.

A nightwatchman on 51 not out!

Bespectacled Leach, who hit a career best 92 as nightwatchman in England’s recent Test win over Ireland, played his part as Stokes acknowledged.

He has also toured with Bruce Springsteen and release solo music as The Nightwatchman.

Leach, sent in as a nightwatchman the previous evening to negotiate one over of England’s second innings, played fluently to reach 60 while test debutant Jason Roy raced to 52 from 48 balls as the hosts gained the upper hand.

A lone figure walks through the street – the nightwatchman, calling out the hour.

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Common combinations with nightwatchman

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nightwatchman" in a sentence?
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What does "nightwatchman" mean?
Nightwatchman means: Someone who guards a premises at night.
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