old guard

noun

variants or less commonly Old Guard

1

: the conservative and especially older members of an organization (such as a political party)

2

: a group of established prestige and influence

see also:

new guard

Examples of old guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two days later, the Clippers got even younger by sending starting center Ivica Zubac and third-year guard Kobe Brown to Indiana for 23-year-old guard Bennedict Mathurin, backup center Isaiah Jackson, two first-round picks and one second-round pick. —Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

But even as Chen played arguably her best game of her career on Wednesday, something extra might have been motivating the 24-year-old guard. —Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

Burries is a 20-year-old guard who stands 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds with a 6-6 wingspan. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026

Castle spent much of the game either playing or sitting with foul trouble — a big blow for San Antonio considering the 21-year-old guard has been the Spurs’ second-best player this postseason. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for old guard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard