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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesveilleur de nuit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vœ-yœʁ də nɥi
"Le veilleur de nuit a vérifié toutes les portes de l'immeuble."
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A person whose job is to guard a building or property during the night.
"The nightwatchman made his hourly rounds through the dark corridors of the museum." - 2
In cricket, a lower-order batsman sent in to bat near the end of the day's play to protect more skilled batsmen.
"The team sent in a nightwatchman to survive the final difficult overs before stumps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English words 'niht' (night) and 'wæccman' (watchman), originally referring to a person hired to keep watch over a town or property during the night. Over centuries, the term evolved to specifically describe modern security personnel assigned to patrol commercial or industrial buildings after hours.
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veilleur de nuit
Transliteration: vœ-yœʁ də nɥi
"Le veilleur de nuit a vérifié toutes les portes de l'immeuble."
Nachtwächter
Transliteration: naxtˌvɛçtɐ
"Der Nachtwächter drehte seine Runden durch die verlassenen Flure."
guardiano notturno
Transliteration: ɡwarˈdjaːno notˈturno
"Il guardiano notturno controlla che tutto sia sicuro."
vigilante nocturno
Transliteration: biɣiˈlante nokˈtuɾno
"El vigilante nocturno recorre las instalaciones cada hora."
guarda-noturno
Transliteration: ˈɡwaɾdɐ nuˈtuɾnu
"O guarda-noturno garantiu que a fábrica estava segura."
चौकीदार
Transliteration: chaukidar
"रात का चौकीदार इमारत की रखवाली कर रहा था।"
夜间保安
Transliteration: yèjiān bǎo'ān
"夜间保安在建筑物四周巡逻。"
야경꾼
Transliteration: yagyeongkkun
"야경꾼이 밤새 건물을 순찰했습니다."
夜警
Transliteration: yakei
"夜警が建物の中を巡回している。"
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