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guardsman

[gahrdz-muhn]

noun

plural

guardsmen 
  1. a person who acts as a guard.

  2. a member of the U.S. National Guard.

  3. British.a member of any select body of troops traditionally organized to protect the person of the sovereign.



guardsman

/ ˈɡɑːə /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a member of a Guards battalion or regiment

  2. (in the US) a member of the National Guard

  3. a guard

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of guardsman1

1810–20; guard + -s 3 or 's 1 + -man
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The royal couple rode in a carriage at the front of the military procession along the Mall and into Horse Guards Parade where hundreds of guardsmen were on parade.

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“We see that you are putting on your masks; you don’t need them,” Rev. Eddie Anderson, pastor of McCarty Memorial Christian Church and a leader with LA Voice, said to the officers and guardsmen.

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Following the parade, the guardsmen attended a Service of Thanksgiving at Berwick Parish Church.

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“We see that you are putting on your masks, you don’t need them,” the Rev. Eddie Anderson said to the officers and guardsmen.

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But around 1 p.m. on Sunday, guardsmen with riot shields moved to the front of the law enforcement phalanx on Alameda and charged into the protest crowd, screaming “push” as they rammed into people.

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