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nonguard

nonguard noun: one who is not a guard.

Noun

nonguard (plural nonguards)

  1. One who is not a guard.
    • The fights, which broke out about 6:20 a.m., were quelled with the help of 10 nonguards —— plumbers, electricians, secretaries and other workers ——— who happened to be reporting early, said Richard Wechsler, local president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a supervisor and a...2008 March 29, Ralph Blumenthal, “Gang Fights in Prison Injure 22 and Kill One”, in New York Times

Forms of nonguard

pluralnonguards

Origin of nonguard

From non- + guard.

Questions about nonguard

What does nonguard mean?
Nonguard means one who is not a guard.
What part of speech is nonguard?
Nonguard is a noun.
What is the plural of nonguard?
The plural of nonguard is nonguards.

Words near nonguard in the dictionary

  1. Nongshanian
  2. Nongthang Leima
  3. Nongthombam
  4. nonguarantee
  5. nonguaranteed
  6. nonguard
  7. nonguarded
  8. nonguards
  9. nongubernatorial
  10. nonguerrilla
  11. nonguest

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