guardsman

[gahrdz-muhn]

noun

plural

guardsmen 

1. a person who acts as a guard.

2. a member of the U.S. National Guard.

3. British.,  a member of any select body of troops traditionally organized to protect the person of the sovereign.

guardsman

/ ˈɡɑːdzmən /

noun

1. (in Britain) a member of a Guards battalion or regiment

2. (in the US) a member of the National Guard

3. a guard

Word History and Origins

Origin of guardsman¹

1810–20; guard + -s ³ or 's ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

The two met guardsmen at the fast-food restaurant Shake Shack in the station, covering the troops’ lunch.

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Cajero was tasked with leading the officers who had survived the purge and the guardsman who now worked alongside them.

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A coast guardsman tears up at the memory of carrying a baby in her bare arms as they were winched into a helicopter.

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The royal couple rode in a carriage at the front of the military procession along the Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where hundreds of guardsmen were on parade.

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“We see that you are putting on your masks; you don’t need them,” Rev. Eddie Anderson, pastor of McCarty Memorial Christian Church and a leader with LA Voice, said to the officers and guardsmen.

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