The meaning of Watchmen

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A person employed to look after a building.

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He works as a college caretaker

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A person employed to take care of a large building or property, doing cleaning, repairs, gardening, or other jobs

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The building’s caretaker reported the fire.

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A person who is employed to take care of a large building, such as a school or office building, and to deal with the cleaning, repairs, etc.

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He lived on the ground floor of the apartment block, where he worked as a caretaker., a building/sc…

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A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.

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The curator of drawings at the national gallery

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A person in charge of a department of a museum or other place where objects of art, science, or from the past are collected, or a person who organizes and arranges a showing of art or other objects of interest

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A person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something.

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The custodians of pension and insurance funds

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A person or organization that is responsible for protecting, caring for, or maintaining something or someone

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The library is a traditional custodian of information., the school’s crisis team includes teachers,…

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Someone who has the legal right to manage and look after another person's money, investments, etc.

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The report was sent to the owners and the custodians of the corporation's voting stock.

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A man such as a porter, bouncer, or janitor who is on duty at the entrance to a large building.

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Local authorities currently vet their own doormen, meaning bouncers have different licences dependi…

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A person whose job is to stand by the door of a hotel or public building and let people in or out, open their car doors, etc.

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A person whose job is to stand at the door of a hotel or public building and allow people to go in or out, open car doors, etc.

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Doormen catch many fake id holders by making them sign their name or asking their birth date to com…

verb

Watch over in order to protect or control.

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Two men were left to guard the stockade

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A person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place.

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A security guard

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A person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping

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Prison guards, security guards, post a guard there are guards posted (= standing and watching) at e…

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A caretaker or doorkeeper of a building.

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A person whose job is to clean and take care of a building

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→  caretaker noun

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A person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.

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Arriving passengers greet their cabin stewards and table waiters like long-lost family friends with…

verb

Short for shop steward.

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A person who is responsible for an event or for the management of a place

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A race steward, he has been a careful steward of our parks.

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A person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.

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The southern area superintendent

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A person who is in charge of work done and who manages the employees in a particular office, department, or area

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She was appointed superintendent of schools in tacoma, washington., ask the superintendent to check…

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In the us, someone in charge of a government department or official activity or process, who makes sure that rules and laws are obeyed

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Superintendent of sth she is currently serving as superintendent of the kansas city school district…

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A person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity or for enforcing the regulations associated with it.

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The warden of a nature reserve