guardsman

noun

guards·​man ˈgärdz-mən 

: a member of a military body called guard or guards

Examples of guardsman in a Sentence

Guardsmen were deployed to the region.

Recent Examples on the Web

The administration sent about 4,000 California guardsmen and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and property amid demonstrations against a wave of immigration raids that sometimes turned violent. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025

The two guardsmen were allegedly shot by Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who pleaded not guilty to multiple charges levied against him, including first-degree murder, earlier this week. —Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025

The other guardsman, 24-year-old Staff Sgt. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025

According to three officials briefed on the investigation, the suspect first fired at a guardsman standing only a few feet away, then shot at another who tried to take cover behind a bus stop shelter. —Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing guardsman

• national guardsman

Rhymes for guardsman

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman

Kids Definition

guardsman

noun

guards·​man ˈgärdz-mən 

: a member of a national guard, coast guard, or similar military body