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
Less than two months before the 1994 Olympic Games, Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee by an assailant, who had been hired by Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Combs was in the backseat and his bodyguard, Sherman, was driving.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
These security costs include everything from home monitoring to personal bodyguards and security consulting which come at a big cost to companies, depending on the executive.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2024
Combs' bodyguard stepped in and escorted Richard out of the studio into a car.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
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Brendan Le, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Combs was in the backseat and his bodyguard, Sherman, was driving.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
These security costs include everything from home monitoring to personal bodyguards and security consulting which come at a big cost to companies, depending on the executive.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2024
Combs' bodyguard stepped in and escorted Richard out of the studio into a car.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
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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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