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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News of his death was first made public by longtime family friend and former bodyguard Chuck Zito.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The murder led to a wave of support for the governor's killer, Mumtaz Qadri, one of Taseer's bodyguards, who was hailed by some as a hero and defender of Islam.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Several of the bodyguards, court documents say, were deputies from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The murder led to a wave of support for the governor's killer, Mumtaz Qadri, one of Taseer's bodyguards, who was hailed by some as a hero and defender of Islam.
—NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Several of the bodyguards, court documents say, were deputies from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyguard. Accessed 3 Nov. 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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