guardian angel
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- noun
- /ˈɡɑrdjən ˈeɪndʒəl/
- I truly believe God put you in my life as a guardian angel.
- guardian angel or God
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- And he was talking about guardian angels and all this other stuff.
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Examples
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Charles said his grandmother was like a guardian angel, always protecting and guiding him in life.
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And you have always been my guardian angel.
Fiction book (1997) -
Is it safe to say that this might be our guardian angel?
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Got yourself a guardian angel.
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Frank is our guardian angel.
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Then, walking toward them, I saw you watching over me like a guardian angel.
Fiction book (1997) -
You were just saved by your guardian angel.
Fiction book (2002) -
You should pray to that guardian angel.
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Before he could make the situation worse, his guardian angel staged an intervention.
Blog text (3) -
Looks like you've got a guardian angel.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.8
A religious being with wings believed to bring messages or help from God
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2.8
A person who looks after and protects someone or their things
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3.2
A person who helps someone escape danger or harm
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2.8
A person who defends and cares for another person or thing
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7.8
A kind spirit that protects people and brings good luck
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7.9
A protective being or angel that watches over a person
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7.5
A woman who keeps people or places safe
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Morphology
The meaning 'a spirit/person who protects or guides someone' is directly and compositionally derived from 'guardian' (protector) combined with 'angel' (a protective/supernatural being). This concept and lexical pairing are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would very likely infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Guardian angel comes from the old idea that a person's angel stands close as a guardian, keeping watch and helping them. That's why today a 'guardian angel' means a spirit or person who 'protects' or 'guides' someone.