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Life Guardsman

Life Guardsman noun: a soldier who is a member of the Life Guards.

Noun

Life Guardsman (plural Life Guardsmen)

  1. (historical) A soldier who is a member of the Life Guards.
    • ‘So, Sir, you may quarter two life-guardsmen upon him […].’1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 299

Forms of Life Guardsman

pluralLife Guardsmen
alternative formlifeguardsman
alternative formlife-guardsman

Origin of Life Guardsman

From Life Guards + -man.

Questions about Life Guardsman

What does Life Guardsman mean?
Life Guardsman means a soldier who is a member of the Life Guards.
What part of speech is Life Guardsman?
Life Guardsman is a noun.
What is the plural of Life Guardsman?
The plural of Life Guardsman is Life Guardsmen.

Words near Life Guardsman in the dictionary

  1. life forms
  2. life goal
  3. life goals
  4. life goes on
  5. Life Guards
  6. Life Guardsman
  7. Life Guardsmen
  8. life hack
  9. life hacks
  10. life hammer
  11. life hammers

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