guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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The governor then shook Trump’s hand again in a nearby plane hangar before the pair addressed a group of roughly 250 guardsmen.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
In that case, a Black guardsman was seeking promotions dating back to 2017 with the 169th Cyber Protection Team based in Baltimore.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Walz simultaneously worked as a high school teacher and football coach during his time as a guardsman prior to his run for Congress in 2005.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
When the family reached the shore, the guardsmen told Antonio that only women and children could enter the country.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
In that case, a Black guardsman was seeking promotions dating back to 2017 with the 169th Cyber Protection Team based in Baltimore.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Walz simultaneously worked as a high school teacher and football coach during his time as a guardsman prior to his run for Congress in 2005.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
When the family reached the shore, the guardsmen told Antonio that only women and children could enter the country.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 29 May. 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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