rearguard
English
/ˈɹɪəɹˌɡɑɹd/
noun
Definitions
- (military) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.
- (soccer) The defence, collectively the defenders.
Etymology
Compound from English rear (stir, move, shake) + English guard (machine, etc, protective part of a sword).
Origin
English
guard
Gloss
machine, etc, protective part of a sword
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
機
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Scotchgard English
- afterguard English
- armguard English
- ass guard English
- axle guard English
- blackguard English
- bodyguard English
- bowguard English
- cattleguard English
- chainguard English
- chestguard English
- chinguard English
- coast guard English
- coastguard English
- corear English
- counterguard English
- crossguard English
- enguard English
- faceguard English
- fingerguard English
- fireguard English
- footguard English
- foreguard English
- guard English
- guard post English
- guardable English
- guardee English
- guarder English
- guardess English
- guardest English
- guardeth English
- guardful English
- guardhouse English
- guardless English
- guardlike English
- guardline English
- guardpost English
- guardrail English
- guardroom English
- guardship English
- guardsman English
- guardswoman English
- handguard English
- hatguard English
- headguard English
- keyguard English
- landguard English
- lifeguard English
- merguard English
- mouthguard English
- mudguard English
- nightguard English
- nonguard English
- outguard English
- pickguard English
- prison guard English
- prisonguard English
- rashguard English
- rear English
- rearer English
- reareth English
- rearfoot English
- rearmost English
- rearseat English
- rearset English
- rearsight English
- rearview English
- rearward English
- rearwards English
- red guard English
- reremouse English
- safeguard English
- shinguard English
- sneezeguard English
- splashguard English
- underguard English
- unguard English
- uprear English
- watchguard English
- waterguard English
- wire-guard English
- wristguard English
- ガード Japanese
- リア Japanese
- リヤカー Japanese
- reren Middle English
- 가드 Korean
- gada Zulu
- ugadi Zulu
- *wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
- rear
- guard
- corear
- rearer
- uprear
- enguard
- guarder
- guardee
- reareth
- unguard
- rearset
- rearseat
- mudguard
- rearmost
- rearfoot
- hatguard
- merguard
- guardess
- nonguard
- guardeth
- guardful
- guardest
- rearward
- bowguard
- outguard
- keyguard
- armguard
- rearview
- footguard
- shinguard
- ass guard
- rashguard
- faceguard
- safeguard
- rearsight
- pickguard
- landguard
- guardpost
- guardsman
- handguard
- guardable
- fireguard
- headguard
- chinguard
- bodyguard
- guardrail
- guardroom
- lifeguard
- guardship
- guardlike
- reremouse
- red guard
- guardline
- guardless
- rearwards
- foreguard
- afterguard
- waterguard
- nightguard
- chestguard
- blackguard
- axle guard
- mouthguard
- crossguard
- coastguard
- chainguard
- Scotchgard
- wire-guard
- watchguard
- wristguard
- guardhouse
- underguard
- guard post
- cattleguard
- coast guard
- splashguard
- fingerguard
- guardswoman
- sneezeguard
- prisonguard
- prison guard
- counterguard