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[ gahrdz-muhn ] / 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. Origin of guardsman1810–20; guard + -s3 or 's1 + -man Words nearby guardsmanguard pin, guardrail, guard ring, guardroom, Guards, guardsman, guard's van, Guare, guar gum, Guarini, Guarneri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guardsmanA 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.
British Dictionary definitions for 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |