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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 bodyguards
One of her bodyguards was killed in a shootout.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 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
Her bodyguards and parents followed behind.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Just the sight of armed bodyguards near an executive is enough to scare away potential attackers.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Bobby Woods, who narrowly escaped the FBI raid on The Forge, is seen killing Rodney and his bodyguards moments after a news announcement that he’s been completely acquitted of any wrongdoing.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
The man claims that Combs and his bodyguards made threats toward him before leaving the stockroom.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
As well as his four bodyguards, the blast killed four bystanders and injured 16 more.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 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
Her bodyguards and parents followed behind.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Just the sight of armed bodyguards near an executive is enough to scare away potential attackers.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Bobby Woods, who narrowly escaped the FBI raid on The Forge, is seen killing Rodney and his bodyguards moments after a news announcement that he’s been completely acquitted of any wrongdoing.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
The man claims that Combs and his bodyguards made threats toward him before leaving the stockroom.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
As well as his four bodyguards, the blast killed four bystanders and injured 16 more.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguards
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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Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s defenders and critics sparred over whether the signature resembled his own.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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Moore attempted to catch a pass from quarterback Caleb Wiliams over the middle of the field, when he was pulled down by defenders.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rest rely on parents or guardians.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These drones serve as armed escorts, decoys, and intelligence sources.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The only way to access Gaza throughout the war as a foreign journalist has been to be embedded with Israel's military with military spokespeople as escorts.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Bodyguards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguards. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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