Meaning

noun a person who keeps watch over something or someone

noun the person who plays that position on a football team

noun a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardō Proto-Germanic *-āną Proto-Germanic *wardāną Frankish *wardēnbor. Early Medieval Latin wardō Old French guarder Middle French garderder. ▲ Old French guarderder. English guard From early Middle French garder or late Old French (circa 14th cent) guarder (“to keep,…

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