as in guard
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
Ventura described how Combs and his bodyguard grabbed guns from his safe before driving away in an SUV.
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Janeé Bolden, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Tuesday, Combs' former personal assistant, Clark, told jurors that Combs and a bodyguard kidnapped her at gunpoint from an apartment and drove to Kid Cudi's home.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 May 2025
In a press conference on Wednesday, May 14, Lanez's legal team claimed to have a new witness — a bodyguard for one of Megan's friends — who allegedly overheard the friend say that Lanez didn’t shoot the three-time Grammy winner.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 20 May 2025
Prosecutors say that an inner circle of bodyguards and high-ranking employees conspired to abet Combs’s crimes over a 20-year period.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Janeé Bolden, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Tuesday, Combs' former personal assistant, Clark, told jurors that Combs and a bodyguard kidnapped her at gunpoint from an apartment and drove to Kid Cudi's home.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 May 2025
In a press conference on Wednesday, May 14, Lanez's legal team claimed to have a new witness — a bodyguard for one of Megan's friends — who allegedly overheard the friend say that Lanez didn’t shoot the three-time Grammy winner.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 20 May 2025
Prosecutors say that an inner circle of bodyguards and high-ranking employees conspired to abet Combs’s crimes over a 20-year period.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguard
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For Sky veterans such as guard Ariel Atkins, the game — which drew a franchise record 19,496 fans — represented another breakthrough moment for a league experiencing meteoric growth in popularity.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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But the tenor of the night, and perhaps Chicago’s season, changed abruptly as veteran Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot suffered a knee injury at the 5:29 minute mark of the first quarter on a drive to the basket.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Giuntoli’s departure meant Comolli’s arrival, and the former Liverpool and Tottenham director spoke at length with Tudor and was seemingly won over by what the former defender had to say.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The trailer showed the video game version of the NFL’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year receiving the ball, juking around Curl and leaving the defender in the dust.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Moving beyond the initial cost of raising a child, higher education costs typically come prior to the parent/guardian retiring.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Those families are coming together and building relationships across language barriers, Castillo said — especially since parents and guardians often prefer hearing from each other rather than from the school.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Jane estimated the nights could last anywhere from 24 to 30 hours, with multiple rounds of performances and sometimes more than one male escort.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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The child’s parents or a legal guardian with an escort pass.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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But that morning, border patrol agents were spotted across the street from the Home Depot, gathering around 9 a.m.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Highway patrol video shows damage to the plane’s tail, which appears to have broken off along with other parts of the aircraft.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Instead of using soldiers to run resupply convoys, the soldiers can be allocated towards more direct combat roles.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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On February 8, 2022, a convoy of vehicles descended on Wellington, inspired by the Canadian trucker protest that was then paralyzing Ottawa.—
Rachel Morris,
New Yorker,
5 June 2025
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Those nine figures topped the picket signs of actors and writers during Hollywood strikes in 2023.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Traditional homes may suit a Chippendale pattern or classic straight pickets.—
Abid Haque,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguard. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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