guardsman
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈɡɑrdzˌmæn/
- Jargon
:
guardia
- The guardsman stood proudly in his uniform during the ceremonial parade.
- National Guardsman
- former Guardsman
I mean, we have right now United States soldiers and service members, you know, we have guardsmen quartered in our capital.
- I mean, we have right now United States soldiers and service members, you know, we have guardsmen quartered in our capital.
- So the Somosa guardsmen immediately assume we're Sandinistas and we're there to distract them from what's going on in the house.
- The book had a section on Tim Walls falsely describing Walls as a National Guardsman who served in Afghanistan.
- The book had a section on Tim Walz falsely describing Waltz as a National Guardsman who served in Afghanistan.
Examples
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You'd better round up the guardsmen.
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And we have National Guardsmen defending our freedom.
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What chance do we stand against a guardsman?
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Give it to him, Green Guardsman!
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Well, I'm a guardsman of the old school.
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Rod himself would have taken such a tour as a young Guardsman on leave.
Fiction book (1998) -
Eric saw one of the guardsmen get to his feet.
Fiction book (1997) -
At one point, he found himself next to the guardsman Fletcher, who looked at him suspiciously.
Fiction book (1997) -
You always fancied yourself as a guardsman, didn't you?
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To their right stands a group of guardsmen carrying spears and a shield.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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1.1
A person who serves in an army and fights for their country
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1.2
A person whose job is to protect people or property
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2.0
A man who serves in the army or other armed forces
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2.6
A man who serves in the military
A woman soldier who protects places and takes part in official ceremonies
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word guardsman comes from two simple parts: guard, which means 'to watch' or 'protect', and man, meaning 'person'. So a guardsman is a soldier who watches and protects, often standing at important places or taking part in ceremonies.