old guard

noun

variants or less commonly Old Guard

1

: the conservative and especially older members of an organization (such as a political party)

2

: a group of established prestige and influence

see also:

new guard

Examples of old guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 26-year-old guard will have a chance to add NBA Summer League champion to his resume as one of the newest members of the Sacramento Kings. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Mayo, a 6-foot-4, 23-year-old guard from Lawrence, who played for KU his senior year after three seasons at South Dakota State, was a member of the Cleveland Charge in the NBA G League during the 2025-26 campaign. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Detroit sent three second-round picks to the Memphis Grizzlies to jump four spots for the 19-year-old guard. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Dumont, whose professional background is in owning and operating casinos, is gambling that his franchise can use a 34-year-old guard who is coming off another major injury whose forte is surreal quickness and dribble-drive penetration as the primary complement to Cooper Flagg. — Mac Engel june 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for old guard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard