Meaning

18 senses
  1. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

    The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.

    border guard, prison guard, security guard

    Wächter

    стра́жник m old usestrážnik, стра́жstráž, охра́нникoxránnik

    охоро́нецьoxorónecʹ, захисни́кzaxysnýk, охоро́наoxoróna

    a person who keeps watch over something or someone

  2. (Ireland)A garda; a police officer.

  3. A squad responsible for protecting something.

    The president inspected the guard of honour.

  4. A squad responsible for protecting something.

    (in the plural, often)An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.

  5. The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.

    Holonym: hilt

    Parierstange

  6. A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.

    The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard.

    Schutz

    кожу́хkožúx, предохрани́тельpredoxranítelʹ

  7. A watchchain.

  8. (Australia)A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

  9. (uncountable)A state of caution; posture of defence.

    a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

  10. Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.

  11. A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.

  12. The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.

Examples

848 sentences
  1. Tom couldn't get past the guard.

    Том не зміг пройти повз охорону. — deniko

    deTom kam nicht am Wächter vorbei. — Luiaard

  2. Tom has been a prison guard for ten years.

    Том десять років був охоронником у в'язниці. — deniko

    ruТом десять лет был тюремным охранником. — Biga

  3. Tom is a guard.

    Том — охоронець. — deniko

    ruТом - сторож. — marafon

    deTom ist Wächter. — Zaghawa

  4. A guard is outside.

    Надворі охоронник. — deniko

    ruОхранник снаружи. — ranwise

    deDraußen ist eine Wache. — BraveSentry

  5. I'm a prison guard.

    Я охоронець у в'язниці. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who or thing that protects something:
Русский
By meaning 2
person who or thing that protects something:
part of machine blocking dangerous parts:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
person who or thing that protects something:
the part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand:
part of machine blocking dangerous parts:

Origin

From Middle English garde, from early Middle French or late Old French guarde (“a guardian

From Middle English garde, from early Middle French or late Old French guarde (“a guardian, warden, keeper”) (whence modern French garde), from the verb guarder. Doublet of garda, which is from Irish.

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Forms

plural: guards
Singularguard

uncountable

Synonyms

11 synonyms
part of machine blocking dangerous parts:protectionB1
panel of a car enclosing a wheel:fender
Close in meaning
  • a device designed to prevent injury or accidents:safetysafety device
  • the duty of serving as a sentry:guard dutysentry dutysentry go
  • a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.:precautionsafeguard

Word family

128 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • security guard
  • a security guard
  • a prison guard
  • the security guard
  • prison guard
  • caught off guard
  • past the guards
  • completely off guard
  • security guard at
  • on guard duty
  • of the guards
  • stand guard

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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