noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A woman who guards something.

   "Near-synonyms: guard, watcher; guardsman, watchman"

2. 2
   a female soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’ wordnet
3. 3
   A female member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof).

Synonyms

All synonyms

;guardguardsmanwatcherwatchmanwatchwoman

Example

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"Near-synonyms: guard, watcher; guardsman, watchman"

Etymology

From guard + -s- + -woman.

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