swiss guard

Swiss guard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swis gahrd]
- /swɪs gɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swis gahrd]
- /swɪs gɑrd/

Definitions of swiss guard words

noun swiss guard a member of a corps of bodyguards protecting the pope, with membership restricted to natives of Switzerland. 1
noun swiss guard the bodyguard of the pope, recruited from Swiss nationals 0
noun swiss guard a member of this bodyguard 0
noun swiss guard one of a group of Swiss mercenaries who acted as bodyguards to the French kings: destroyed in the Revolution 0

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Origin of swiss guard

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700

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Parts of speech for Swiss guard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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swiss guard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% 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.