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Nightwatchman — can refer to one of the following: 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 The Nightwatchman or Tom Morello, musician Night… … Wikipedia
nightwatchman — ► NOUN 1) a person who guards a building at night. 2) Cricket an inferior batsman sent in to bat near the end of a day s play … English terms dictionary
Nightwatchman — The Nightwatchman The Nightwatchman beim Pinkpop 2008 Gründung 2003 Genre Folk Rock, Folk Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
nightwatchman — [[t]na͟ɪtwɒ̱tʃmən[/t]] nightwatchmen also night watchman N COUNT A nightwatchman is a person whose job is to guard buildings at night … English dictionary
Nightwatchman (cricket) — In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day s play. This nightwatchman s job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play (remaining in… … Wikipedia
nightwatchman — night watchman n. A man who serves as a guard during the night. * * * … Universalium
nightwatchman — noun a) Someone who guards a premises at night. b) A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a days play (when light is poor), in order to protect better batsmen … Wiktionary
Nightwatchman — (cricket) low order batsman, who is sent in to bat late in the afternoon when the batting side captain wishes to preserve the better batsmen for the next day s play … Dictionary of Australian slang
nightwatchman — Australian Slang (cricket) low order batsman, who is sent in to bat late in the afternoon when the batting side captain wishes to preserve the better batsmen for the next day s play … English dialects glossary
nightwatchman — noun (plural nightwatchmen) 1》 a person who guards a building at night. 2》 Cricket an inferior batsman sent in to bat near the end of a day s play … English new terms dictionary
nightwatchman — /naɪtˈwɒtʃmən/ (say nuyt wochmuhn) noun (plural nightwatchmen) 1. a man employed to guard property, etc., at night. 2. Cricket Colloquial a person who usually bats in the lower order, who is sent in to bat late in the afternoon when the batting… …
