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.

Nearby words

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

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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