guardsman

noun guards·man \ˈgärdz-mən\

: a U.S. soldier in the National Guard or the Coast Guard

: a British soldier in the Guards

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: a member of a military body called guard or guards

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noun guards·man \ˈgärdz-mən\

plural guards·men \-mən\

: a member of a national guard, coast guard, or other similar military body

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