border guard

noun

A national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders.

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Meanings

nounborder guard (plural border guards)

plural border guards

  1. A national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders.
  2. A person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
border patrol

Translations

Arabic حَرْس الْحُدُود
  • حَرْس الْحُدُود (ḥars al-ḥudūd)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
Bulgarian гранича́р
  • гранича́р (graničár)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Chinese Mandarin 邊防軍 /边防军, 邊防人員 /边防人员
  • 邊防軍 /边防军 (biānfángjūn)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • 邊防人員 /边防人员 (biānfáng rényuán)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • 邊防 /边防 (biānfáng)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Czech pohraniční stráž, pohraničník
  • pohraniční stráža national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • pohraničníka person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Danish grænsevagt, grænsegendarm
  • grænsevagta person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • grænsegendarma person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Dutch grenswachter, grensbewaker
  • grenswachtera person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • grensbewakera person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Finnish rajavartiolaitos, rajavartiosto
  • rajavartiolaitosa national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • rajavartiostoa national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • rajavartijaa person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
French police frontalière, garde-frontière
  • police frontalièrea national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • garde-frontièrea person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
German Grenzschutz, Grenzwache
  • Grenzschutza national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • Grenzwachea person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • Grenzsoldata person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Hindi सीमा सुरक्षा बल
  • सीमा सुरक्षा बल (sīmā surakṣā bal)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Hungarian határőrség, határőr
  • határőrséga national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • határőra person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • határvadásza person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Irish garda teorann
  • garda teoranna national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
Italian polizia di frontiera
  • polizia di frontieraa national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
Japanese 国境警備隊
  • 国境警備隊 (kokkyō keibitai)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
Korean 국경경비대
  • 국경경비대 (gukgyeonggyeongbidae)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
Polish straż graniczna, pogranicznik
  • straż granicznaa national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • pogranicznika person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • strażnik granicznya person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • strażniczka granicznaa person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Portuguese guarda de fronteira
  • guarda de fronteiraa person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Romanian poliție de frontieră, grănicer
  • poliție de frontierăa national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • grănicera person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Russian пограни́чные войска́, пограни́чная слу́жба
  • пограни́чные войска́ (pograníčnyje vojská)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • пограни́чная слу́жба (pograníčnaja slúžba)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • пограни́чник (pograníčnik)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • пограни́чница (pograníčnica)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Slovak pohraničná stráž, pohraničník
  • pohraničná stráža national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • pohraničníka person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • hraničiara person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Spanish guardia fronteriza, guarda de frontera
  • guardia fronterizaa national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • guarda de fronteraa person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Swedish gränsvakt
  • gränsvakta person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Turkish sınır muhafızı
  • sınır muhafızıa national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
Ukrainian прикордо́нні війська́, прикордо́нна слу́жба
  • прикордо́нні війська́ (prykordónni vijsʹká)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • прикордо́нна слу́жба (prykordónna slúžba)a national agency that enforces the security of the country's national borders
  • прикордо́нник (prykordónnyk)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
  • прикордо́нниця (prykordónnycja)a person assigned to watch, protect or control the frontier between two sovereign states
Cite this entry
APA

border guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20guard

MLA

“border guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20guard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “border guard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/border%20guard.

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