guardsmen
Soldiers standing watch
Guardsmen is the plural of guardsman, a soldier belonging to a guard unit—typically an elite or ceremonial military corps.
In Britain, guardsmen serve in regiments like the Grenadier Guards, famous for their bearskin caps and stoic duty outside royal palaces.
In the United States, guardsmen often refers to members of the National Guard: Guardsmen were deployed after the hurricane.
Guard on duty
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- checkpointInspection station on route
gatehouse · perimeter · escort · detail · surveillance · security · fortification · post
Ceremonial public procession
- uniformIdentical throughout
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
procession · bearskin · Buckingham · sentry box · drill · salute · insignia · medals
sentry
Guard on duty
checkpoint · gatehouse · perimeter · escort · detail · surveillance · security · fortification · post · station
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- uniformIdentical throughout
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
pageantry · procession · bearskin · Buckingham · sentry box · drill · salute · insignia · medals · honors
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
corps · garrison · barracks · division · platoon · deployment · combat · maneuver · tactical · artillery
palace
Monarch's official residence
knight · medieval · armor · spear · halberd · sword · watchtower · rampart · citadel · dungeon
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- infantryfoot soldiers, foot soldier, rifleman, riflemen, infantryman
- Militiascitizen militia, colonial militia, colonial militias, territorial defense, citizen army
- National Guardreservist, drill weekend, citizen soldiers, weekend warrior, reserve unit
- Air Guardweekend warriors, drill weekends, fighter wings, wing commander, annual training
guardsmenshock troops
Elite offensive combat unit
raiders · commandos · infantry · combat troops · attackers
guardsmenattackers
Those launching offensive action
assailants · invaders · intruders · aggressors · raiders
guardsmenrebels
Armed opposition fighters
insurgents · revolutionaries · mutineers · insurrectionists · dissidents