nightwatchmen
Guards after dark
Nightwatchmen is the plural of nightwatchman—a person employed to guard premises during the night.
The role is largely historical, associated with patrolling streets or buildings before modern security systems: The nightwatchmen made their rounds every hour.
In cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman sent in near the end of a day's play to protect better batsmen until the next morning.
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- sentryGuard on duty
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- checkpointInspection station on route
perimeter · CCTV · alarm · rounds · flashlight · keys · logbook · intruder
Watchful defensive attention
- custodianGuardian of a place
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- keeperOne who guards
patrolman · caretaker · porter · doorman · concierge · attendant · employee · hire
Warning or watchfulness
- observantNoticing things readily
- attentivePaying close notice
- awareHaving knowledge of
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
surveillance · monitoring · scrutinizing · keen · sharp-eyed · wary · cautious · patrol
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- sentryGuard on duty
- guardWatchful defensive attention
checkpoint · perimeter · CCTV · alarm · rounds · flashlight · keys · logbook · intruder · trespasser
guard
Watchful defensive attention
- custodianGuardian of a place
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
keeper · patrolman · caretaker · porter · doorman · concierge · attendant · employee · hire · wages
alert
Warning or watchfulness
lookout · surveillance · monitoring · scrutinizing · keen · sharp-eyed · wary · cautious · patrol · rounds
midnight
Twelve o'clock at night
moonlight · graveyard-shift · sleepless · after-hours · owl · starlit · shadows · lamplit · quiet · solitude
nightwatchmenburglars
Those who illegally enter
intruders · thieves · trespassers · prowlers · housebreakers