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a person or group of people whose job is to protect someone
They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
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Recent Examples of bodyguard
Among other winners is Gorilla, recipient of the TV Drama Vision Pitch Award, which is set in 1960s Paris, where a French movie star and his Yugoslav bodyguard’s brotherhood is threatened by a Hollywood murder.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Palantir’s Alex Karp, for example, who runs a data-intelligence company with controversial defense contracts, employs a 24/7 security detail with up to four visible bodyguards.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
The mayor of New Orleans has been indicted on charges stemming from an alleged scheme to use over $70,000 of city funds to keep up a clandestine relationship with a bodyguard, new court filings show.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
She was praised for her role as King Charles’s official bodyguard at his coronation, leading 6,000 members of the military on horseback.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Palantir’s Alex Karp, for example, who runs a data-intelligence company with controversial defense contracts, employs a 24/7 security detail with up to four visible bodyguards.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
The mayor of New Orleans has been indicted on charges stemming from an alleged scheme to use over $70,000 of city funds to keep up a clandestine relationship with a bodyguard, new court filings show.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
She was praised for her role as King Charles’s official bodyguard at his coronation, leading 6,000 members of the military on horseback.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguard
Noun
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Dermish launched businesses to support the industry, offering everything from guards for drill sites to housing for oil field workers.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bronny, the son of LeBron James, joined his father on the Los Angeles Lakers when the NBA team selected the freshman guard from the University of Southern California as the 55th overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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He was quickly helped to feel at home at Forest by fellow Brazilians Murillo and Morato, while defender Jair Cunha being signed from Botafogo at the same time ensured he was also accompanied by a familiar face.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Erik Thommy could not get to the rebound in time to take advantage of an empty net, and his shot was blocked by a defender out for a corner kick.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who grasp this framework will see themselves not just as managers of tasks but as architects of signals, stewards of patterns, cultivators of pathways, and guardians of heuristics.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Subscriber centers on a high-end escort who, after witnessing the death of a wealthy client, kidnaps a burglar in a panic while trying to flee the premises.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Federal prosecutors have charged Omari Juan Beidleman with assaulting two members of the Mississippi National Guard during a patrol at the Capitol South Metro station.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Officers from the patrol’s East Sacramento office told the tale of the Wednesday morning incident posted to Facebook.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a statement on Monday, Global Sumud Flotilla said on Instagram that due to unsafe weather conditions, which included 30 knot winds, a sea trial was conducted, and the decision was made for the convoy to return to port for the storm to pass.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The National Disaster Management Authority said a convoy carrying response teams was en route to the affected areas in Kunar.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
1 Sep. 2025
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She was joined by dancers and famous drag queens, like Denali and Lexi Love, some of whom held up picket signs supporting trans rights.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The militancy of the B&N campaign, which involved actions including delegations, practice pickets, and a couple of walkouts, made conditions more favorable for other union campaigns to push back against their bosses.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguard. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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