Noun
a watchman who works during the night
Source: WordNetnight-watchman
It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work - the night watchman. Tallulah Bankhead
When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage. The cars in the garage had been abandoned by their owners, since they had lost their jobs and couldn't keep up the payments. Tom Glazer
The Night Watchman State has been replaced by Highway Robber States – governments in which no asset, no contract, no domain is safe from the fleeting whim of politicians. James Bovard
When she did finally fall asleep it was the restless sleep of the night watchman continuously aware of danger and of the treacheries of time seeking to cheat her by permitting clocks to strike the passing hours when she was not awake to grasp their contents. Anaïs Nin
Augie: Does everybody else know? T. C.: About my epitaph? Augie: About me being gay, you gink-head hoser-face! T. C. Not everybody. There's a night watchman at a Dunkin Donuts just outside of Detroit. He doesn't know yet. Steve Kluger
It is hard for an ex-king to become a night watchman. Hindi Proverb