Guard
A surname.
Proper noun
- A surname.
- Please deliver this package to Mr Guard.
- Ellipsis of the proper name of any of various specific services called the National Guard, the Republican Guard, and so on.
- I was 19 when I joined the Guard. The Guard provides a small pension to members who retire with enough years of service.
Origin
The surname sense is an occupational surname for a watchman, from guard. The organization sense is likewise a type of proprialization from guard.