third-guarder

noun

A half-back.

Meanings

nounthird-guarder (plural third-guarders)

plural third-guarders

  1. school slangball gamesA half-back.

Origin

From third + guarder. Used at Stonyhurst College in the United Kingdom.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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