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Watchman or Watchmen may refer to:


Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Watchman'' (film), a 2019 Tamil thriller film * ''Watchman'' (novel), a 1988 thriller novel by Ian Rankin *''
Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...
'', a 1986 comic book limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons ** ''Watchmen'' (2009 film), the 2009 film adaptation of the comic book ** ''Watchmen'' (2024 film), the 2024 animated film adaptation of the comic book ** ''Watchmen'' (TV series), a TV series adaptation of the comic book and feature film **'' Watchmen: Motion Comic'', a TV miniseries adaptation that aired in 2008 **'' Watchmen: The End Is Nigh'', a video game prequel to the film * ''The Watchman'' (Grubb novel), a 1961 novel by Davis Grubb *
The Watchmen (band) The Watchmen are a Canadian rock band. They were one of the most commercially successful bands in Canada in the mid to late 1990s. During their peak years, the band had one platinum record ('' In the Trees'') and three more gold records ('' McLar ...
, a Canadian rock band


Other uses

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Watchman (law enforcement) Watchmen were organised groups of men, usually authorised by a state, government, city, or society, to deter criminal activity and provide law enforcement as well as traditionally perform the services of public security, public safety, fire looko ...
, a member of a group who provided law enforcement *
Picket (military) A picket (archaically, picquet ariant form ''piquet'' is a soldier, or small unit of soldiers, placed on a defensive line forward of a friendly position to provide timely warning and screening against an enemy advance. It can also refer to any ...
, a person on watch for enemy action *
Lookout A lookout or look-out is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance. ...
, a sailor responsible for
watchkeeping Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously. These assignments, also known at sea as ''watches'', are constantly active as they are considered essential to the safe operation ...
aboard ship *
Security guard A security guard (also known as a security inspector, security officer, factory guard, or protective agent) is a person employed by a government or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) ...
, a person who watches over and protects property, assets, or peoples *
Watchman (mascot) Watchman, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, is a military mascot of the now disbanded Staffordshire Regiment. He continues his duties as part of the Staffordshire Regimental Association. The same name has been given to a succession of Staffordshire ...
, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, mascot of the Staffordshire and Mercian Regiments *, a destroyer of the British Royal Navy launched in 1917 and sold in 1945 for scrapping *
Sony Watchman The Sony Watchman is a line of portable pocket televisions trademarked and produced by Sony. The line was introduced in 1982 and discontinued in 2000. Its name came from a portmanteau formed of "Watch" (watching television) and "man" from Son ...
, a line of portable television devices produced by Sony *
Watchman camera The Watchman Casualty Reduction Scheme is a traffic calming measure used in the United Kingdom. The scheme comprises various methods to reduce traffic speed including cameras and Variable Message Signs which flash the speed limit when a drive ...
, a system of cameras for controlling traffic and deterring speeding in the United Kingdom *
Watchman device Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), also referred to as left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), is a procedure used to reduce the risk of blood clots from the left atrial appendage entering the bloodstream and causing a stroke in those with no ...
, a type of left atrial appendage occlusion system to prevent blood clot formation in certain heart rhythm disturbances *
Watchman Island Watchman Island (Te Kākāwhakaara in Māori, officially Watchman Island / Te Kākāwhakaara) is a tiny sandstone island in the Waitematā Harbour of Auckland, New Zealand. It lies approximately 600 metres north of the Herne Bay suburb. ...
, a small sandstone island in the Waitemata Harbour of Auckland, New Zealand


See also

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City guard A city guard, city watch, town guard, or town watch were local militia companies formed to enforce municipal laws. Usually subordinate to the local municipal government, many cities had their own guard formations which doubled as police and mili ...
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Enforcer (disambiguation) Enforcer or enforcers may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Comics * Enforcer (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Enforcers (comics), a Marvel Comics team * New Enforcers, another Marvel Comics team * Enforcer (DC Comics), various DC Comi ...
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Internal security Internal security is the act of keeping peace within the borders of a sovereign state or other Self-governance, self-governing territories, generally by upholding the national law and defending against internal security threats. This task and rol ...
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Nightwatchman (disambiguation) Nightwatchman may refer to: * Watchman (law enforcement) * Nightwatchman (cricket), a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play * "Nightwatchman", a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker ...
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Sentinel (disambiguation) Sentinel may refer to: Places Mountains * Mount Sentinel, a mountain next to the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana * Sentinel Buttress, a volcanic crag on James Ross Island, Antarctica * Sentinel Dome, a naturally occurring gran ...
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Sentry (disambiguation) Sentry or The Sentry may refer to: Marvel Comics *Sentry (Kree) * Sentry (Curtis Elkins) * Sentry (Robert Reynolds) * Senator Ward (comics) or Sentry Vehicles * Sentry (AUV), an autonomous underwater vehicle used to measure deep-ocean data * E-3 ...
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The Watchman (disambiguation) The Watchman or The Watchmen may refer to: * The Watchman (Utah), a mountain in Zion National Park, Utah * ''The Watchman'' (periodical), a 1796 periodical established and edited by Samuel Taylor Coleridge * ''The Watchman'' (newspaper), a weekly ...
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Vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating, and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice ...
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Warden A warden is a custodian, defender, or guardian. Warden is often used in the sense of a watchman or guardian, as in a prison warden. It can also refer to a chief or head official, as in the Warden of the Mint. ''Warden'' is etymologically ident ...
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