guardsman

[ gahrdz-muh n ]

/ ˈgɑrdz mən /

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.

Nearby words

guardianship, guarding, guardrail, guardroom, guards, guardsman, guare, guare, john, guarini, guarini, guarino, guarneri

Origin of guardsman

1810–20; guard + -s³ or 's¹ + -man

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Poor "Cooty," who had lost his left foot as well, passed out shortly after, was a Guardsman at one time.
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various

The boy, Uriel, also was the guardsman of the household, old-faced as if with the responsibility of taking care of two women.
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2|Various
The recollection of the ludicrous figure which that Guardsman cut haunts me still.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873|Various
It was a Guardsman who told me the story first, and he had it from what really was unimpeachable authority.
A Padre in France|George A. Birmingham
My mind isn't the build of a guardsman's mind, any more than my unfortunate body is.
Michael|E. F. Benson

British Dictionary definitions for guardsman

guardsman

/ (ˈɡɑːdzmən) /

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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