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Watchman vs Gatekeeper - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between watchman and gatekeeper

is that watchman is one set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night while gatekeeper is a person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.

watchman

English

Noun

(watchmen)
  • One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

    • Derived terms

    * night watchman

    Related terms

    * security guard

    gatekeeper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate
  • A person or group who controls access to something or somebody
  • A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus , of the Nymphalidae family.