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guardsman

[ gahrdz-muhn ]

noun

, plural guards·men.
  1. a person who acts as a guard.
  2. a member of the U.S. National Guard.
  3. British. a member of any select body of troops traditionally organized to protect the person of the sovereign.


guardsman

/ ˈɡɑːdzmən /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a member of a Guards battalion or regiment
  2. (in the US) a member of the National Guard
  3. a guard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of guardsman1

1810–20; guard + -s 3 or 's 1 + -man
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Example Sentences

Chief Sund, his voice cracking with emotion, indicated that there was a dire emergency on Capitol Hill and requested the immediate assistance of as many Guardsmen as I could muster.

The names of guardsmen supporting the inauguration were sent to the FBI for screening as an additional precaution.

The removal of the guardsmen comes after some leaders have taken exception to the additional vetting.

A guardsman told him to get on the bus, and the frontline express drove on again to Mariupol.

His comical antics come to an end once the guard retreats to his box after giving his fellow guardsman a thumbs-up.

Told by a Ukrainian that the DNR were in Novotroitske, a guardsman said, “We know.”

The royal couple guardsman Glenn Tierney the little prince is "very busy crawling and eating".

According to the Telegraph, Guardsman Lee Wheeler, 29 said he spoke to her about the baby.

They sped down a long gallery, swift and silent as flight in a dream; another door, another guardsman.

I have known it of old, that is, I have often heard it spoken when I was a guardsman in London.

The guardsman, not denying the charge, was at once put in ward.

At the request of Guardsman Jaeger, we stood by to render aid if necessary, maintaining contact with his station.

Guardsman Jaeger fired his demolitions as he left, firing the screen generator with his last flare.

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