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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At five o’clock Michael returns from a day of rehearsal, flanked by a personal bodyguard and his CBS Records chaperone and appointment-maker, Steve Manning.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Titled Close Protection, the romantic thriller, co-created by Georgaris and Fox and to be written by Georgaris, is about an American bodyguard protecting a British princess.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps his most notable friendship is with loyal longtime bodyguard Bill Bray (Keilyn Durrel Jones) and, to a lesser extent, his savvy manager John Branca (Miles Teller in a distracting wig).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Among the deceased are the AEI regional director, Pedro Ramón Oseguera Cervantes, and his bodyguard, Manuel Genaro Méndez Montes, as well as two instructors from the United States Embassy in Mexico.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
Titled Close Protection, the romantic thriller, co-created by Georgaris and Fox and to be written by Georgaris, is about an American bodyguard protecting a British princess.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Perhaps his most notable friendship is with loyal longtime bodyguard Bill Bray (Keilyn Durrel Jones) and, to a lesser extent, his savvy manager John Branca (Miles Teller in a distracting wig).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Among the deceased are the AEI regional director, Pedro Ramón Oseguera Cervantes, and his bodyguard, Manuel Genaro Méndez Montes, as well as two instructors from the United States Embassy in Mexico.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyguard. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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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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