guarder
nounUK /ˈɡɑːdə/
Etymology From guard + -er. School slang relates to Stonyhurst College in the United Kingdom.
1
A person who guards; a guard.
- they found themselves in view of the town, whence the night before they had hoised sailes, where they were pursued by the guarders and Souldiers of the Port.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 27, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
2
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A goalkeeper.
- The Hodder Football is very good this year, and we have an excellent team. Hammond is a good guarder and can save some very difficult shots.1914 February 23, “Hodder Notes”, in The Stonyhurst Magazine, volume 13, number 192, page 819:
- Derived terms
- second-guarder, third-guarder, coast guarder