guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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Finished in 1642, The Night Watch depicts a group of civic guardsmen—Amsterdam’s 17th-century local police force.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The conditions of those wounded remain unclear and there were no reported casualties among the guardsmen involved.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Rhaenyra’s uncle-husband sails for King’s Landing and finds Blood, a disgruntled guardsman, and Cheese, a (literal) ratcatcher of the Red Keep with debts that need paying.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Counterattacking Ukrainian guardsmen discovered the bodies the next day.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The conditions of those wounded remain unclear and there were no reported casualties among the guardsmen involved.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Rhaenyra’s uncle-husband sails for King’s Landing and finds Blood, a disgruntled guardsman, and Cheese, a (literal) ratcatcher of the Red Keep with debts that need paying.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Counterattacking Ukrainian guardsmen discovered the bodies the next day.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən
: a member of a national guard, coast guard, or similar military body
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