nonguard

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noun

One who is not a guard.

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Meanings

nounnonguard (plural nonguards)

plural nonguards

  1. One who is not a guard.
    1 more example

    The fights, which broke out about 6:20 a.m., were quelled with the help of 10 nonguards —— plumbers, electricians, secretaries and other workers ——— who happened to be reporting early, said Richard Wechsler, local president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a supervisor and a former guard at the prison.

    2008 March 29, Ralph Blumenthal, “Gang Fights in Prison Injure 22 and Kill One”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + guard.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“nonguard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonguard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonguard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonguard.

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