guardee

American

[gahr-dee] / ˈgɑr di /

noun

British Informal.

guardsman.

guardee British

/ ˌɡɑːˈdiː /

noun

informal a guardsman, esp considered as representing smartness and dash

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Etymology

Origin of guardee

First recorded in 1900–05; guard + -ee

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