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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So, for now, my colleagues have asked me to go around with a bodyguard.
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TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Queen Suthida previously worked as a flight attendant for Thai Airways and was a former bodyguard to the king.
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TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Queen Suthida previously worked as a flight attendant for Thai Airways and was a former bodyguard to the king.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
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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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