bodyguard
noun
body·guard
ˈbä-dē-ˌgärd 
: a usually armed attendant or group of attendants whose duty is to protect a person
Examples of bodyguard in a Sentence
They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
a member of the royal bodyguard
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Enraged and screaming at the pair for being late, Richard alleged Diddy nearly hit her before she was escorted away by a bodyguard.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 May 2025
The attack, which claimed the lives of two of his bodyguards, was attributed by García Harfuch to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful drug trafficking organizations.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The Mexican driver got stuck in traffic and ran, with his bodyguard, two kilometers to the meet-and-greet event.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 20 May 2025
The attack, which claimed the lives of two of his bodyguards, was attributed by García Harfuch to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful drug trafficking organizations.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The Mexican driver got stuck in traffic and ran, with his bodyguard, two kilometers to the meet-and-greet event.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
At the time of the murder, Mack was moonlighting as a bodyguard for Knight and was arrested for bank robbery that same year.
—Alex Heigl, People.com, 18 May 2025
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyguard. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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bodyguard
noun
body·guard
ˈbäd-ē-ˌgärd
: a person or group of persons whose job is to protect someone
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