guardsman
noun
guards·man
ˈgärdz-mən 
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Guardsmen were deployed to the region.
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The Montana National Guard confirmed to USA TODAY that the guardsmen were on a training flight from Billings to Helena and that four elk antlers have been returned to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
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James Powel, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Students affixed flowers to the barrels of several guardsmen’s guns.
—Kalyan Singhal, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
The governor then shook Trump’s hand again in a nearby plane hangar before the pair addressed a group of roughly 250 guardsmen.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
In that case, a Black guardsman was seeking promotions dating back to 2017 with the 169th Cyber Protection Team based in Baltimore.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Students affixed flowers to the barrels of several guardsmen’s guns.
—Kalyan Singhal, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
The governor then shook Trump’s hand again in a nearby plane hangar before the pair addressed a group of roughly 250 guardsmen.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
In that case, a Black guardsman was seeking promotions dating back to 2017 with the 169th Cyber Protection Team based in Baltimore.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Guardsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guardsman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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