guardsman

[gahrdz-muh n]

noun, plural guards·men.

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.

Origin of guardsman

1810–20; guard + -s³ or 's¹ + -man

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Examples from the Web for guardsman

Contemporary Examples of guardsman

A guardsman told him to get on the bus, and the frontline express drove on again to Mariupol.
On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines
Ted Phillips
September 8, 2014
Told by a Ukrainian that the DNR were in Novotroitske, a guardsman said, “We know.”
Pro-Russian Rebels Brag Kiev Is Next
Ted Phillips
September 2, 2014
According to the Telegraph, Guardsman Lee Wheeler, 29 said he spoke to her about the baby.
Kate: I Want A Boy!
Tom Sykes
March 18, 2013

Historical Examples of guardsman

"No, no; I was first: I said 'done' before you," interposed a guardsman.
Tony Butler
Charles James Lever
I have known it of old, that is, I have often heard it spoken when I was a guardsman in London.
Lavengro
George Borrow
The guardsman, not denying the charge, was at once put in ward.
Theodoric the Goth
Thomas Hodgkin
My mind isn't the build of a guardsman's mind, any more than my unfortunate body is.
Michael
E. F. Benson
He glanced at the guardsman, then flicked a finger out to point at Mauson.
Alarm Clock
Everett B. Cole

British Dictionary definitions for guardsman

guardsman

noun plural -men

(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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