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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Afterward, Ye was seated in the front row of overflow room 23B, watching the monitor with his bodyguards.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The Duke of Sussex twice sued the British Home Office in 2022 in an effort to reverse the decision to strip him of his police bodyguards then went to the Court of Appeal in 2024 after losing both attempts.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Garcia testified Combs and a bodyguard then accompanied him out of the suite and walked him to the valet where his car was parked.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 June 2025
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—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 28 May 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 June 2025
The Duke of Sussex twice sued the British Home Office in 2022 in an effort to reverse the decision to strip him of his police bodyguards then went to the Court of Appeal in 2024 after losing both attempts.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Garcia testified Combs and a bodyguard then accompanied him out of the suite and walked him to the valet where his car was parked.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Clark said Diddy forced her into a car with him and a bodyguard and then drove to Kid Cudi’s house with the intent of killing him.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 28 May 2025
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyguard. Accessed 29 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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