Life Guardsman en · NOUN
Etymology
From Life Guards + -man.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifeguardsman | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Life Guardsmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| life-guardsman | alternative | lexicographic |