guardee

[ gahr-dee ]

nounBritish Informal.

guardsman (def. 3).

Origin of guardee

First recorded in 1900–05; guard + -ee

Words Nearby guardee

guard band
guard cell
guard dog
guard duty
guarded
guardee
guard hair
guardhouse
guardhouse lawyer
Guardi
guardian

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How to use guardee in a sentence

He shared his compartment with a young guardee, "a sitting case."
"Contemptible" | "Casualty"

British Dictionary definitions for guardee

guardee

/ (ˌɡɑːˈdiː) /

noun

British informal a guardsman, esp considered as representing smartness and dash

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