Home › Words › G › guardswomanguardswomanguardswoman means A woman who guards something.EtymologyFrom guard + -s- + -woman.nounA woman who guards something.e.g.“Near-synonyms: guard, watcher; guardsman, watchman”A female member of the Guards or of the Guard (in any sense thereof).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.guardess 82% match — A female guard. vs guardswoman →warderess 74% match — A female warder. vs guardswoman →watchwoman 73% match — A woman who guards by standing watch: a feminine watcher. vs guardswoman →guardianess 72% match — A female guardian. vs guardswoman →coastguardswoman 69% match — A female coastguardsman. vs guardswoman →gatewoman 69% match — The female equivalent of a gateman. vs guardswoman →guardship 67% match — A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard. vs guardswoman →guarding 66% match — The duty of one who guards. vs guardswoman →