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bodyguard

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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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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguard. Accessed 4 Dec. 2022.

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