guardsman
guardsman — noun
- guardsmansingular
- guardsmenplural
1. a soldier who belongs to the Guards, an elite military unit whose duties include
a soldier who belongs to the Guards, an elite military unit whose duties include protecting the head of state and guarding important government buildings in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries
Trang's cousin served as a guardsman in the King's Guard for five years.
serve as a guardsman + institution
The guardsman stood completely still outside the palace gates, even as rain soaked his uniform.
guardsman + stands guard at [location]
Beatrix's grandfather trained as a guardsman at Wellington Barracks before the coronation.
Every morning the guardsman marched across the courtyard with the rest of his regiment.
- guards soldier
less idiomatic but clearer for learners; 'guardsman' is the standard term
- sentry
refers to any soldier posted on watch duty, not specifically a member of the Guards
文法句型
countable noun
用法筆記
This sense is most common in British and Commonwealth English, where 'the Guards' refers to specific elite regiments such as the Grenadier Guards or the Coldstream Guards.
2. someone who belongs to the National Guard in the United States, a reserve milita
someone who belongs to the National Guard in the United States, a reserve military force that can be called up by a state government during emergencies such as natural disasters or by the federal government during national conflicts
After the hurricane, the governor sent guardsmen to help with search and rescue.
guardsmen + disaster relief operation
Roya trained as a guardsman in Texas before being deployed for flood relief.
The guardsman distributed food and drinking water to families whose homes had been destroyed.
Tara's brother became a guardsman so he could serve his community during emergencies.
- reservist
broader term for any part-time military member, not limited to the National Guard
- National Guard soldier
more explicit but less natural as a single word
文法句型
countable noun
用法筆記
In American English 'guardsman' is often used in the plural form 'guardsmen' when referring to the group as a whole. The term is a gender-neutral official title in modern US military usage.