guardsman
[gahrdz-muh n]
- a person who acts as a guard.
- a member of the U.S. National Guard.
- British. a member of any select body of troops traditionally organized to protect the person of the sovereign.
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Origin of guardsman
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Examples from the Web for guardsman
Contemporary Examples
A guardsman told him to get on the bus, and the frontline express drove on again to Mariupol.
Told by a Ukrainian that the DNR were in Novotroitske, a guardsman said, “We know.”
According to the Telegraph, Guardsman Lee Wheeler, 29 said he spoke to her about the baby.
Historical Examples
"No, no; I was first: I said 'done' before you," interposed a guardsman.
Tony ButlerCharles James Lever
I have known it of old, that is, I have often heard it spoken when I was a guardsman in London.
LavengroGeorge Borrow
The guardsman, not denying the charge, was at once put in ward.
Theodoric the GothThomas Hodgkin
My mind isn't the build of a guardsman's mind, any more than my unfortunate body is.
MichaelE. F. Benson
He glanced at the guardsman, then flicked a finger out to point at Mauson.
Alarm ClockEverett B. Cole
guardsman
- (in Britain) a member of a Guards battalion or regiment
- (in the US) a member of the National Guard
- a guard
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