guardsman

noun

guards·​man ˈgärdz-mən How to pronounce guardsman (audio)
: a member of a military body called guard or guards

Examples of guardsman in a Sentence

Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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The appeals court ruled that the president can keep control of the guardsmen while legal proceedings in the case continue. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025 While speaking with the press, Vance defended the administration’s controversial use of the California National Guard in Los Angeles after a federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to maintain control over thousands of guardsmen. Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit appeared inclined to let Trump maintain control of the guardsmen, weighing the scope of the president’s discretion in times of conflict and whether the courts have the authority to intervene at all. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 17 June 2025 The move by President Trump to activate nearly 2,000 guardsmen marked the first time since 1965 that a president has deployed a state’s National Guard without a request from that state’s governor. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for guardsman

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of guardsman was in 1648

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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

guardsman

noun
guards·​man ˈgärdz-mən How to pronounce guardsman (audio)
: a member of a national guard, coast guard, or similar military body

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