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 two were pictured doing a grocery haul with a bodyguard-type gentleman outside a Whole Foods, reportedly headed to her family compound nearby. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

All eyes on the Crab Rodríguez Castro entered through the back door of El Antojo restaurant in Old Havana several days later, flanked by bodyguards. — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Lind and Little posed for this behind-the-scenes photo with Berto Colon, who plays Oreana's bodyguard, and Ray McKinnon, who stars as rancher and social misfit Dwight White. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Humberto Muñoz Castro, the Gallón’s personal bodyguard, confessed to the killing. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 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