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bodyguard

bodyguard

142 2.8
A person who goes with and protects an important person from danger
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑdiˌɡɑrd/
: 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.