guardsman

guardsman
/gahrdz"meuhn/, n., pl. guardsmen.
1. a person who acts as a guard.
2. a member of the U.S. National Guard.
3. Brit. a member of any select body of troops traditionally organized to protect the person of the sovereign.
[1810-20; GUARD + -S3 or 'S1 + -MAN]

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  • guardsman — noun Date: 1648 a member of a military body called guard or guards …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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