guarder

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UK/ˈɡɑːdə/

noun

A person who guards; a guard.

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Meanings

nounguarder (plural guarders)

plural guarders

  1. A person who guards; a guard.

    they found themselves in view of the town, whence the night before they had hoised sailes, where they were pursued by the guarders and Souldiers of the Port.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 27, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. school slangball gamesA goalkeeper.

    The Hodder Football is very good this year, and we have an excellent team. Hammond is a good guarder and can save some very difficult shots.

    1914 February 28, “Hodder Notes”, in The Stonyhurst Magazine, volume 13, number 192, page 819

Origin

From guard + -er. School slang relates to Stonyhurst College in the United Kingdom.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with guarder

harderregarderlarderardoryardercarderCunarderhaarderplacarder
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Anagrams

duergar
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“guarder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guarder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarder.

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