watchmen

Property security personnel

Watchmen is the plural of watchman—people employed to guard a building, property, or area, especially at night.

The role predates modern police and security systems: The watchmen patrolled the factory grounds.

Night watchmen still guard warehouses, construction sites, and other properties after hours. (Capitalized Watchmen is the graphic novel or its adaptations.)

guards

sentry

Guard on duty

patrolRegular surveillance route
gatekeeperOne controlling entry
lookoutWatcher or vista point

sentinel · perimeter · checkpoint · rounds · shift · post · beat · uniform · badge · flashlight

vigilance

alertness

Active mental awareness

watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
observationAttentive watching or remark

monitoring · scrutiny · awareness · attentiveness · oversight · caution · sleepless · unblinking · tireless · vigil

biblical

Ezekiel

Hebrew prophet in captivity

prophetDivinely inspired messenger
watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
warningAlert about danger

spiritual · shepherds · accountability · Israel · judgment · scripture · flock · souls · divine · appointed

watchmen

sentry

alertness

Ezekiel

watchmen

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