guardsman

noun

guards·man ˈgärdz-mən

Synonyms of guardsman next

: a member of a military body called guard or guards

Examples of guardsman in a Sentence

Guardsmen were deployed to the region.

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The children were welcomed to the London residence by palace guardsmen and musical accompaniment from the Band and Bugles of the Rifles Regiment (Camilla is Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment). —

Simon Perry, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024 Finished in 1642, The Night Watch depicts a group of civic guardsmen—Amsterdam’s 17th-century local police force. —

Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The conditions of those wounded remain unclear and there were no reported casualties among the guardsmen involved. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Rhaenyra’s uncle-husband sails for King’s Landing and finds Blood, a disgruntled guardsman, and Cheese, a (literal) ratcatcher of the Red Keep with debts that need paying. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for guardsman