Definition of "Watson"

A northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.  examples

Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  examples

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.  examples

A town in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, Canada.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.  examples

2. A minor city in Desha County, Arkansas.  examples

3. A village in Effingham County, Illinois.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa.  examples

6. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.  examples

7. A minor city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.  examples

8. A village in Atchison County, Missouri.  examples

9. A town in Lewis County, New York.  examples

10. An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.  examples

11. An unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.  examples

12. An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.  examples

13. An unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia.  examples

14. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  examples