guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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One day, while the band was on tour and riots were unfolding across the nation, the band was accosted by guardsmen while stopping for gas in a Michigan town under curfew.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
But the guardsmen, who all came from the Sacramento area, ended up siding with the strikers, Deverell said, some even leaving their posts to drink lemonade with them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
The 2,000 guardsmen called up for duty is double the number that were assigned by local authorities to respond to much wider protests that erupted throughout Los Angeles in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The Montana National Guard confirmed to USA TODAY that the guardsmen were on a training flight from Billings to Helena and that four elk antlers have been returned to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
—James Powel, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 10 June 2025
But the guardsmen, who all came from the Sacramento area, ended up siding with the strikers, Deverell said, some even leaving their posts to drink lemonade with them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
The 2,000 guardsmen called up for duty is double the number that were assigned by local authorities to respond to much wider protests that erupted throughout Los Angeles in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The Montana National Guard confirmed to USA TODAY that the guardsmen were on a training flight from Billings to Helena and that four elk antlers have been returned to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
—James Powel, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 28 Jun. 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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