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guardsman

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard; especially, a masculine one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: guard, watcher; guardswoman, watchwoman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: watchman, guard, watcher, guardswoman, watchwoman

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof); especially, a masculine one.

A member of the National Guard; especially, a masculine one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Examples

  • Near-synonym: guardswoman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guardswoman

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof); especially, a masculine one.

A member of a Guards regiment; especially, a masculine one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Examples

  • Near-synonym: guardswoman

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: guardswoman

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: soldier

History

Etymology

From guard + -s- + -man.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَارِس (ḥāris) — a soldier on guard
  • Belarusian: вартавы́ (vartavý) — a soldier on guard
  • Belarusian: вартаўні́к (vartawník) — a soldier on guard
  • Belarusian: ахо́ўнік (axównik) — a soldier on guard
  • Belarusian: карау́льны (karaúlʹny) — a soldier on guard
  • Belarusian: страж (straž) — a soldier on guard
  • Belarusian: стра́жнік (strážnik) — a soldier on guard
  • Chinese Mandarin: 衛兵 /卫兵 (wèibīng) — a soldier on guard
  • Finnish: kaartilainen — a soldier on guard
  • German: Wärter — a soldier on guard
  • German: Gardist — a soldier on guard
  • Hindi: सन्तरी (santarī) — a soldier on guard
  • Ingrian: vahti — a soldier on guard
  • Ingrian: storoža — a soldier on guard
  • Japanese: 衛兵 (eihei) — a soldier on guard
  • Kazakh: сақшы (saqşy) — a soldier on guard
  • Korean: 위병 (wibyeong) — a soldier on guard
  • Macedonian: стра́жар (strážar) — a soldier on guard
  • Macedonian: обезбе́дувач (obezbéduvač) — a soldier on guard
  • Iranian Persian: نِگَهْبان (negahbân) — a soldier on guard
  • Iranian Persian: پاسْدار (pâsdâr) — a soldier on guard
  • Polish: gwardzista — a soldier on guard
  • Polish: strażnik — a soldier on guard
  • Russian: часово́й (časovój) — a soldier on guard
  • Russian: карау́льный (karaúlʹnyj) — a soldier on guard
  • Russian: охра́нник (oxránnik) — a soldier on guard
  • Russian: страж (straž) — a soldier on guard
  • Russian: стра́жник (strážnik) — a soldier on guard
  • Ukrainian: вартови́й (vartovýj) — a soldier on guard
  • Ukrainian: карау́льний (karaúlʹnyj) — a soldier on guard
  • Ukrainian: охоро́нець (oxorónecʹ) — a soldier on guard
  • Ukrainian: страж (straž) — a soldier on guard
  • Ukrainian: стра́жник (strážnyk) — a soldier on guard
  • Belarusian: гвардзе́ец (hvardzjéjec) — a member of the National Guard
  • Finnish: kaartilainen — a member of the National Guard
  • German: Gardist — a member of the National Guard
  • Macedonian: гарди́ст (gardíst) — a member of the National Guard
  • Polish: gwardzista — a member of the National Guard
  • Russian: гварде́ец (gvardéjec) — a member of the National Guard
  • Ukrainian: гварді́єць (hvardíjecʹ) — a member of the National Guard
  • Belarusian: гвардзе́ец (hvardzjéjec) — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Finnish: kaartilainen — a member of a Guards regiment
  • German: Gardist — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Kazakh: гвардияшы (gvardiäşy) — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Macedonian: гарди́ст (gardíst) — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gardist — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gardist — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Polish: gwardzista — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Russian: гварде́ец (gvardéjec) — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Swedish: gardist — a member of a Guards regiment
  • Ukrainian: гварді́єць (hvardíjecʹ) — a member of a Guards regiment