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footguard

footguard noun: a soldier who goes on foot, without a horse.

Noun

footguard (plural footguards)

  1. A soldier who goes on foot, without a horse.
  2. A device to prevent injury to a person's feet.

Forms of footguard

pluralfootguards

Origin of footguard

From foot + guard.

Questions about footguard

What does footguard mean?
Footguard means a soldier who goes on foot, without a horse.
What part of speech is footguard?
Footguard is a noun.
What is the plural of footguard?
The plural of footguard is footguards.

Words near footguard in the dictionary

  1. footglove
  2. footgloves
  3. footgoer
  4. footgoers
  5. footgolf
  6. footguard
  7. footguards
  8. footgun
  9. footgunned
  10. footgunning
  11. footguns

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