Definition of bodyguard
:a usually armed attendant or group of attendants whose duty is to protect a person
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Examples of bodyguard in a Sentence
They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
a member of the royal bodyguard
Recent Examples of bodyguard from the Web
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Fayed devised a plan: The couple’s driver and bodyguards would make a big show out front, appearing to get their caravan of Mercedes sedans ready to leave.
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First, Sansa has a knowing conversation with Littlefinger about Brienne of Tarth, aka the Stark girls' personal bodyguard.
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Apparently, some of Britney Spears's dancers also moonlight as strong bodyguards who are willing to do anything to protect their queen.
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Cox plays pop queen Rachel Marron, who, after being threatened by a stalker, hires a bodyguard named Frank (played by Kevin Costner in the 1992 movie).
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For Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron Tucker on ABC's Modern Family, that was as Garth Brooks's bodyguard.
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But on weekends, lines of dark-tinted SUVs — some armored and protected by bodyguards — wait for partying passengers late into the evening.
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Froome’s Team Sky bodyguard on the climbs is Mikel Landa of Spain.
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Ajo Kawir scraps with, then falls for, a beautiful female bodyguard named Iteung.
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First Known Use of bodyguard
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BODYGUARD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of bodyguard for English Language Learners
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: a person or group of people whose job is to protect someone
BODYGUARD Defined for Kids
bodyguard
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body·guard
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Definition of bodyguard for Students
:a person or a group of persons whose duty it is to protect someone
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