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bodyguard

[ bod-ee-gahrd ]

noun

  1. a person or group of persons employed to guard an individual, as a high official, from bodily harm.
  2. a retinue; escort.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to provide with or act as a bodyguard.

bodyguard

/ ˈ²úÉ’»åɪˌɡɑ˻å /

noun

  1. a person or group of people who escort and protect someone, esp a political figure
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Origin of bodyguard1

First recorded in 1725–35; body + guard
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I mean, did you see all those bodyguards?

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He appeared in court dressed in black shirt and jacket, and leaning on the shoulder of his very large bodyguard.

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The fisherwoman is now protected by armed bodyguards paid for by the government, but the threats have continued.

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Faeser said: "The violent plans for a coup, for attacks on the electricity infrastructure, for the kidnapping of Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and for the killing of his bodyguards have shown an enormous threat."

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Protector launched in New York and Los Angeles last week, where users can now request ride shares with gunslinging drivers and bodyguards, all of them either active or retired military or law enforcement personnel.

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