nonguard

English

Etymology

non- +‎ guard

Noun

nonguard (plural nonguards)

  1. One who is not a guard.
    • 2008 March 29, Ralph Blumenthal, “Gang Fights in Prison Injure 22 and Kill One”, in New York Times‎:
      The fights, which broke out about 6:20 a.m., were quelled with the help of 10 nonguards —— plumbers, electricians, secretaries and other workers ——— who happened to be reporting early, said Richard Wechsler, local president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a supervisor and a former guard at the prison.

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