guardsman
noun/ɡɑrdzmən/
Frequency rank: #19,160 most common English word
Meaning
a soldier who is a member of a guards regiment or unit responsible for protecting an important place or person.
Example sentence
The tall guardsman stood at the palace gate without moving for hours.
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