guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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Walz, himself a 24-year veteran of the National Guard, ultimately summoned more than 7,000 guardsmen to the Twin Cities.
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2024
As the dog lazed in the dirt in Shelby Park, one guardsman ruminated about new missions to alleviate the boredom.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s roughly five guardsmen for every mile of border.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
The guardsmen’s half-century of silence created a vacuum that was filled with speculation.
—Brian Vandemark, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2024
As the dog lazed in the dirt in Shelby Park, one guardsman ruminated about new missions to alleviate the boredom.
—Jack Healy, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s roughly five guardsmen for every mile of border.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
The guardsmen’s half-century of silence created a vacuum that was filled with speculation.
—Brian Vandemark, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən
: a member of a national guard, coast guard, or similar military body
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