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guardsman Definition

guards·man (gärdzmən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

  1. a member of any military body called a “guard”
  2. ☆ any member of a National Guard

guardsman Synonyms

guardsman

n.

guardsman Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • kill: In the same city, a roadside bomb kills three Iraqi Guardsmen.
  • see: From the edge of the press, they saw some half dozen guardsmen, fists flying.
  • order: Player characters members of Parlement or Royal Governors may order guardsmen to one location each week to make an arrest.

Adjective modifier

  • Iraqi: In the same city, a roadside bomb kills three Iraqi Guardsmen.
  • national: Although the targets of such bombs are usually police or national guardsmen, civilians are frequently victims.
  • Welsh: The Colonel of the Regiment and 40 Welsh Guardsmen will line the path to the new Merchant Navy Falklands Memorial.
  • naked: As he entered into his golden years, King Gustavus V supposedly liked to spend time lying between two naked guardsmen.
  • few: I was surprised to see quite a few Guardsmen among them.
  • other: She can be gruff and unforgiving but she likes a drink and a game of dice with other guardsmen.

Noun used with modifier

  • city: Emerging from the shadows a city guardsman raised a lantern and stared at Trimus and the others.
guardsman Quotes

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter onlyas a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.

—Huxley,T(homas) H(enry)

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