guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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Scores of Florida law enforcement agencies have active 287(g) agreements, including the Florida National Guard, which has stationed guardsmen at the detention center.
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Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Sixteen guardsmen were also ordered to state active duty to provide command and control and liaison duties, according to the news release.
—Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The administration has not immediately provided details about the guardsman's actions from Monday.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 June 2025
During normal training rotations guardsmen come and go off the base, with many grabbing lunch or making other purchases outside the base.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
Sixteen guardsmen were also ordered to state active duty to provide command and control and liaison duties, according to the news release.
—Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The administration has not immediately provided details about the guardsman's actions from Monday.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 June 2025
During normal training rotations guardsmen come and go off the base, with many grabbing lunch or making other purchases outside the base.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for guardsman
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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