Life Guardsman

noun

A soldier who is a member of the Life Guards.

First used 18th c.
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Meanings

nounLife Guardsman (plural Life Guardsmen)

plural Life Guardsmen · alternative lifeguardsman · alternative life-guardsman

  1. historicalA soldier who is a member of the Life Guards.First known use 18th c.

    ‘So, Sir, you may quarter two life-guardsmen upon him […].’

    1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 299

Origin

From Life Guards + -man.

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APA

Life Guardsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Life%20Guardsman

MLA

“Life Guardsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Life%20Guardsman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Life Guardsman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Life%20Guardsman.

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