Nightwatchman

Word NIGHTWATCHMAN
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Definitions and meanings of "Nightwatchman"

What do we mean by nightwatchman?

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.

A shite that has been left in the pan overnight (either accidentally, or on purpose) that turns the water brown, and quite frankly, smells horrific for the first visitor of the day. Urban Dictionary

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The word "nightwatchman" in example sentences

In cricket, the nightwatchman is a lower order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of day's play. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However I don't believe in cutting the state back to a "nightwatchman" state the way some libertarians do. ❋ James (2005)

Part I tries to show that a minimal type of state — the "nightwatchman" state of classical liberal theory, limited to protecting its citizens against force and fraud — can arise legitimately, without violating anyone's rights. ❋ Singer, Peter (1975)

Ramnaresh Sarwan was beaten by Praveen Kumar before edging Ishant for four while the nightwatchman Devendra Bishoo edged the dangerous paceman between the slips and gully. ❋ Unknown (2011)

That Test in 1978 was the one where Bob Willis hit the nightwatchman, Iqbal Qasim, in the mouth, having gone round the wicket to target him, and featured a partnership of 89 between Clive Radley, who went on to score a century, and the debutant David Gower, which was like watching a Shetland Pony in harness with an Arabian stallion. ❋ Unknown (2011)

• Is the intro sequence reminding anybody of the swimming pool nightwatchman from The Day Today? ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the third over James Anyon, the nightwatchman, was caught by Laurie Evans, diving at cover. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Indeed, we like to think of Bill James in the 1970s as a nightwatchman, but in the 1980s he was already a semi-insider working as a consultant, sitting in on arbitration cases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Or the evening when a Peshawari nightwatchman shared his billycan of sweet milky tea with me while I waited for the telegraph office to telex copy. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The FTC, state attorneys general, and similar government actors are referees: cousins to that familiar government agent, the nightwatchman. ❋ Rebecca Tushnet (2009)

Steve Davies and Stewart Walters added 89 for the fifth wicket to establish a useful, but not decisive, lead of 75 before Stuart Meaker captured two late wickets, including the nightwatchman Monty Panesar. ❋ Mike Averis At Guildford (2010)

Mark Chilton, the former captain who scored the only half century first time around and has been awarded a benefit for 2011, is due to resume with nightwatchman Gary Keedy, but no doubt about the man on whom Lancashire will be pinning their hopes - and whose wicket Durham will most prize. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But he is batting at No5 – six today because of a nightwatchman – and county batsmen rarely forge England careers at No5. ❋ David Hopps At Taunton (2010)

Finally the nightwatchman Simon Kerrigan lost his off stump playing inside Rafiq's arm ball. ❋ Andy Wilson At Old Trafford (2010)

No need to apologise for stating that the game is beautifully set up, with Notts 152 ahead and six down in their second innings, Darren Pattinson having been promoted to no8 ahead of Mullaney, Adams and Fletcher theoretically as a nightwatchman, although he played some lovely shots to reach 20 in an unbroken seventh wicket stand of 28 with Read. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Any thoughts that Yorkshire might request the extra half hour were quashed when they sent in Patterson as a nightwatchman. ❋ Andy Wilson At The Riverside (2010)

Riaz was sent out as the nightwatchman and survived the last three balls of the day with a flourish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Borthwick had made a significant contribution with his leg-spin, ending the skilful resistance of Lancashire's nightwatchman Gary Keedy with a flipper and having Croft sharply caught by Di Venuto at slip. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Fucking hell] Frank, some bastard has left a nightwatchman in [trap] 3 - it nearly put me off my morning [shite]. ❋ John Kebab (2010)

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