Home › Words › F › footguardfootguardfootguard · noun — A soldier who goes on foot, without a horse.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, footguard ranks #27,182 of 43,201 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom foot + guard.nounA soldier who goes on foot, without a horse.A device to prevent injury to a person's feet.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.footsoldiery 66% match — Foot soldiers collectively. vs footguard →footslogger 64% match — A foot soldier; one who footslogs. vs footguard →footgoer 62% match — One who goes by foot; a walker; pedestrian. vs footguard →footfarer 59% match — One who travels on foot. vs footguard →footmanhood 58% match — The role or status of a footman. vs footguard →musketeer 57% match — A foot soldier armed with a musket. vs footguard →nonguard 57% match — One who is not a guard. vs footguard →ashigaru 57% match — A feudal Japanese footsoldier. vs footguard →