guardsman

[ gahrdz-muh n ]

/ ˈgɑrdz mən /

a person who acts as a guard.

a member of the U.S. National Guard.

British. a member of any select body of troops traditionally organized to protect the person of the sovereign.

Origin of guardsman

1810–20; guard + -s³ or 's¹ + -man

A guardsman told him to get on the bus, and the frontline express drove on again to Mariupol.

On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines |Ted Phillips |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Told by a Ukrainian that the DNR were in Novotroitske, a guardsman said, “We know.”

Pro-Russian Rebels Brag Kiev Is Next |Ted Phillips |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
According to the Telegraph, Guardsman Lee Wheeler, 29 said he spoke to her about the baby.

Kate: I Want A Boy! |Tom Sykes |March 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Poor "Cooty," who had lost his left foot as well, passed out shortly after, was a Guardsman at one time.

500 of the Best Cockney War Stories |Various

The boy, Uriel, also was the guardsman of the household, old-faced as if with the responsibility of taking care of two women.

Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 |Various
The recollection of the ludicrous figure which that Guardsman cut haunts me still.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873 |Various
It was a Guardsman who told me the story first, and he had it from what really was unimpeachable authority.

A Padre in France |George A. Birmingham
My mind isn't the build of a guardsman's mind, any more than my unfortunate body is.

Michael |E. F. Benson

guardsman

/ (ˈɡɑːdzmən) /

(in Britain) a member of a Guards battalion or regiment

(in the US) a member of the National Guard

a guard