coastguardsman

[ kohst-gahrdz-muhn ]

noun

, plural coast·guards·men.

1. Coast Guard ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of coastguardsman¹

1840–50; Coast Guard + 's 1 + man

Example Sentences

I once asked a coastguardsman the distance from A to B; he replied: “Eight miles.”

From Project Gutenberg

Nine Chinese crewmen violently resisted South Korean coastguardsmen trying to impound their 66-ton boat, a Coast Guard statement said. 

From New York Times

Keep a sharp lookout on the banks; some of the coastguardsmen may be about.

From Project Gutenberg

Seeing all my packages, the coastguardsmen naturally took us for smugglers, and were soon on the spot to seize our goods and carry them to the custom-house.

From Project Gutenberg

"Strikes me I hear engines," declared the coastguardsman.

From Project Gutenberg