horse guard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawrs gahrd]
- /hɔrs gɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawrs gahrd]
- /hɔrs gɑrd/

Definitions of horse guard words

noun horse guard a black and yellow sand wasp, Bembix carolina, of the southern U.S., preying on flies that gather around horses and cattle. 1
noun horse guard a special cavalry brigade assigned to the British royal household 0

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Origin of horse guard

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Horse guard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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horse guard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for horse guard

noun horse guard

jockey — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
cowboy — A cowboy is a male character in a western.
postilion — a person who rides the left horse of the leading or only pair of horses drawing a carriage.
gaucho — a native cowboy of the South American pampas, usually of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.
broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses

All 11 Synonyms of horse guard