/ English Dictionary |
GUARDSMAN
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soldier who is a member of a unit called 'the guard' or 'guards'
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("guardsman" is a kind of...):
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
Holonyms ("guardsman" is a member of...):
home reserve; National Guard (United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either)