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bodyguard

bodyguard

142 2.8
A person who goes with and protects an important person from danger
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑdiˌɡɑrd/
translation icon : guardaespaldas
  • Morales is the first mayor in Tecpan's history with a bodyguard service.
  • hire a bodyguard
  • celebrity bodyguard

One of them is about Winston Churchill's bodyguard, Walter Thompson.

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Examples

  • The celebrity arrived at the event, flanked by her bodyguard to ensure her safety.

  • She's got three agents and a bodyguard in the waiting room.

  • You want to be my bodyguard; I want to be yours.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • At first, I thought that he was here as muscle, a bodyguard for the man with no name.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Clay had needed a bodyguard, and that was how they had met.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • You're supposed to be my bodyguard here.

  • Why does Mr. Bedloe need a bodyguard?

  • These would have been helmed by a general, his bodyguard, support staff and all their gear.

  • The Pilgrims hired him as a military adviser, a bodyguard for the landing.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A big-time bookie and his bodyguard were shot to death in a warehouse.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

security guard
vsbodyguard
210 1.3

A person who watches and protects a building or people to stop stealing and trouble

is hired chiefly to protect a specific important person in public, not property
escort
vsbodyguard
175 4.0

A person or group who goes with someone to protect them

is employed mainly to guard important people rather than just accompany them
protector
vsbodyguard
129 2.8

A person who defends and cares for another person or thing

is a hired companion focused on protecting important people in public
muscle
vsbodyguard
  • Informal
39 8.2

A person who is paid to use force or threats for someone else

is a trained hired person who protects important people without seeking intimidation
minder
vsbodyguard
  • UK
6 6.8

A person who stays with someone to protect and watch them

is a hired person who protects important people in public settings
protectress
vsbodyguard
1 7.5

A woman who keeps people or places safe

is a hired companion focused on protecting important people in public

Antonyms

2.3

Something likely to cause harm or danger

How Protective

bodyguard
142 2.8
security guard
210 1.3
escort
175 4.0

Surface Forms

bodyguard singular
bodyguards plural

Morphology

bodyguard = body + guard (transparent) = body + guard

The meaning is directly derived from the clear combination of 'body' + 'guard' as someone who guards a person's body.

Etymology

Bodyguard The word bodyguard is made from body and guard. Guard means 'to watch' or 'protect', so a bodyguard is a person who watches over and protects someone from danger.