hatchman

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noun

A prison guard charged with checking on the prisoner by looking through the hatch.

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Meanings

nounhatchman (plural hatchmen)

plural hatchmen

  1. A prison guard charged with checking on the prisoner by looking through the hatch.

Origin

From hatch + -man.

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Cite this entry
APA

hatchman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatchman

MLA

“hatchman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatchman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hatchman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatchman.

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