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PORTWATCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does portwatcher mean?
• PORTWATCHER (noun)
The noun PORTWATCHER has 1 sense:
1. a watchman on a wharf
Familiarity information: PORTWATCHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A watchman on a wharf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
port watcher; portwatcher
Hypernyms ("portwatcher" is a kind of...):
security guard; watcher; watchman (a guard who keeps watch)
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