Meanings
plural guardsmen
- A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard; especially, a masculine one.
Near-synonyms: guard, watcher; guardswoman, watchwoman
Synonyms: watchman, guard, watcher, guardswoman, watchwoman
- A member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof); especially, a masculine one.
- USA member of the National Guard; especially, a masculine one.
Near-synonym: guardswoman
Synonyms: guardswoman
- UKA member of a Guards regiment; especially, a masculine one.
Near-synonym: guardswoman
Synonyms: guardswoman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person, especially a soldier, who is on guard; especially, a masculine one.
nounA member of the National Guard; especially, a masculine one.
nounA member of a Guards regiment; especially, a masculine one.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wer-
- Proto-Indo-European*wor-tús
- Proto-Germanic*warduz
- Proto-Germanic*wardō
- Proto-Germanic*wardāną
- Frankish*wardēn
- Early Medieval Latinwardō
- Old Frenchguarder
- Old Frenchguarde
- Middle Englishgarde
- Englishguard
- Englishguardsman
Translations
Arabic حَارِس
- حَارِس (ḥāris)a soldier on guard
Chinese Mandarin 衛兵 /卫兵
- 衛兵 /卫兵 (wèibīng)a soldier on guard
Finnish kaartilainen, kaartilainen
- kaartilainena soldier on guard
- kaartilainena member of the National Guard
- kaartilainena member of a Guards regiment
German Wärter, Gardist
- Wärtera soldier on guard
- Gardista soldier on guard
- Gardista member of the National Guard
- Gardista member of a Guards regiment
Hindi सन्तरी
- सन्तरी (santarī)a soldier on guard
Japanese 衛兵
- 衛兵 (eihei)a soldier on guard
Korean 위병
- 위병 (wibyeong)a soldier on guard
Norwegian Bokmål gardist
- gardista member of a Guards regiment
Polish gwardzista, strażnik
- gwardzistaa soldier on guard
- strażnika soldier on guard
- gwardzistaa member of the National Guard
- gwardzistaa member of a Guards regiment
Russian часово́й, карау́льный
- часово́й (časovój)a soldier on guard
- карау́льный (karaúlʹnyj)a soldier on guard
- охра́нник (oxránnik)a soldier on guard
- страж (straž)a soldier on guard
- стра́жник (strážnik)a soldier on guard
- гварде́ец (gvardéjec)a member of the National Guard
- гварде́ец (gvardéjec)a member of a Guards regiment
Swedish gardist
- gardista member of a Guards regiment
Ukrainian вартови́й, карау́льний
- вартови́й (vartovýj)a soldier on guard
- карау́льний (karaúlʹnyj)a soldier on guard
- охоро́нець (oxorónecʹ)a soldier on guard
- страж (straž)a soldier on guard
- стра́жник (strážnyk)a soldier on guard
- гварді́єць (hvardíjecʹ)a member of the National Guard
- гварді́єць (hvardíjecʹ)a member of a Guards regiment
Cite this entry
guardsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardsman
“guardsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardsman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guardsman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardsman.
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