- nightwatchman
- Australian Slang(cricket) low order batsman, who is sent in to bat late in the afternoon when the batting-side captain wishes to preserve the better batsmen for the next day's play
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nightwatchman
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nightwatchman — ► NOUN 1) a person who guards a building at night. 2) Cricket an inferior batsman sent in to bat near the end of a day s play … English terms dictionary
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nightwatchman — [[t]na͟ɪtwɒ̱tʃmən[/t]] nightwatchmen also night watchman N COUNT A nightwatchman is a person whose job is to guard buildings at night … English dictionary
Nightwatchman (cricket) — In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day s play. This nightwatchman s job is to maintain most of the strike until the close of play (remaining in… … Wikipedia
nightwatchman — night watchman n. A man who serves as a guard during the night. * * * … Universalium
nightwatchman — noun a) Someone who guards a premises at night. b) A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a days play (when light is poor), in order to protect better batsmen … Wiktionary
Nightwatchman — (cricket) low order batsman, who is sent in to bat late in the afternoon when the batting side captain wishes to preserve the better batsmen for the next day s play … Dictionary of Australian slang
nightwatchman — noun (plural nightwatchmen) 1》 a person who guards a building at night. 2》 Cricket an inferior batsman sent in to bat near the end of a day s play … English new terms dictionary
nightwatchman — /naɪtˈwɒtʃmən/ (say nuyt wochmuhn) noun (plural nightwatchmen) 1. a man employed to guard property, etc., at night. 2. Cricket Colloquial a person who usually bats in the lower order, who is sent in to bat late in the afternoon when the batting… …
