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

Recent Examples on the Web

The film will star Leighton Meester as a no-nonsense bodyguard assigned to protect an action star (Jared Padalecki) over the holidays. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Acton went after Ramaswamy after a previous family bodyguard pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges on Thursday. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026

Lemmon, 31, and her co-pilot Bland, 52, were killed in the crash, along with Barker’s assistant Baker, 29, and his bodyguard Still, 25. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Princess Diana’s former bodyguard Ken Wharfe said in a new interview that the Princess of Wales would read the headlines about herself each morning. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bodyguard

• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard

Kids Definition

bodyguard

noun

body·​guard ˈbäd-ē-ˌgärd 

: a person or group of persons whose job is to protect someone