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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
An attempt to serve the warrant led to a tense, hours-long standoff with the president’s bodyguards at the presidential residence, where Yoon had confined himself.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Baraka had told his bodyguards to step aside when the agents came to make the arrest.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
In the movie, Kiefer, along with Charlie Sheen and Oliver Platt, who played the remaining two Musketeers, Aramis and Porthos, are the only three members of the French king's elite bodyguards who didn't turn against the king and fall for Cardinal Richelieu's plan to take over the throne.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Arch is a rock star, but rock stars need bodyguards and the offensive line is running short on big uglies.
—American-Statesman Editorial Board, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
From bodyguards in Nairobi to dogs in Montana Svalinn's earliest iteration didn't involve dogs at all.
—Megan Sauer
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
The bit began with two UFC fighters who emerged to serve as their personal bodyguards against any ravenous super-fans.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Fidel Castro sent Cuban military and intelligence officers as bodyguards and advisors to take over Chavez’s security and revamp the Venezuelan army and spy agencies.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
He was not guarded by Venezuelan bodyguards.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Baraka had told his bodyguards to step aside when the agents came to make the arrest.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
In the movie, Kiefer, along with Charlie Sheen and Oliver Platt, who played the remaining two Musketeers, Aramis and Porthos, are the only three members of the French king's elite bodyguards who didn't turn against the king and fall for Cardinal Richelieu's plan to take over the throne.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Arch is a rock star, but rock stars need bodyguards and the offensive line is running short on big uglies.
—American-Statesman Editorial Board, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
From bodyguards in Nairobi to dogs in Montana Svalinn's earliest iteration didn't involve dogs at all.
—Megan Sauer
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
The bit began with two UFC fighters who emerged to serve as their personal bodyguards against any ravenous super-fans.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Fidel Castro sent Cuban military and intelligence officers as bodyguards and advisors to take over Chavez’s security and revamp the Venezuelan army and spy agencies.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
He was not guarded by Venezuelan bodyguards.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguards
Noun
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President Bernardo Arévalo issued an emergency declaration after prisoners took 43 guards hostage, killing 10 officers.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Twenty-seven women were forced into a small holding cell after spending hours cuffed and chained on a bus where guards refused to give them food, water, or access to a toilet, according to USA Today; they were told to urinate on the floor.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Houston’s defenders aspire to carve out a place alongside some of the truly elite teams that have largely carried their teams to Super Bowl glory.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Baylor transfer Brendan Bett stepped in to produce (40 tackles, three sacks), while the emergence of true freshman Jeremiah McCloud (13 tackles) and Joseph Mbatchou (11) offer the Gators interior defenders to build around.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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With guardians present, detectives discussed the earlier assault and took the three juveniles into custody.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the editors and unpaid reviewers who act as guardians of the scientific literature are newly besieged.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Kelly and others screaming such obscenities as parishioners enter and exit the sanctuary has culminated in the parish’s requests for police escorts.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Many of those women were paid escorts.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Or are the neighbor's dogs enjoying the gap between two pickets?—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
16 Jan. 2026
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According to the organization's strike map on its website, there are no strikes or pickets planned in Michigan.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Bodyguards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguards. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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