guardsman

English

Etymology

From guard +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Noun

guardsman (plural guardsmen)

A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard.
(US) A member of the National Guard.
(Britain) A member of a Guards regiment.

Related terms

lifeguardsman

Translations

a soldier on guard

Finnish: kaartilainen
German: Wärter (de) m, Gardist (de) m

Russian: часово́й (ru) m (časovój), карау́льный (ru) m (karaúlʹnyj), охра́нник (ru) m (oxránnik), страж (ru) m (straž)

a member of the National Guard

Finnish: kaartilainen
German: Gardist (de) m

Russian: гварде́ец (ru) m (gvardéjec)

a member of a Guards regiment

Finnish: kaartilainen
German: Gardist (de) m

Russian: гварде́ец (ru) (gvardéjec)

Further reading

guardsman on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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