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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
Upon leaving the White House in March 1909, Roosevelt presented the canvas to his chief disbursing officer, Crook, who had served as one of Lincoln's personal bodyguards during the final year of his life.
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Douglas Brinkley, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Members of the Jalisco cartel have been charged with orchestrating the attack and several of Manzo’s bodyguards were arrested for possible participation.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
One of those regulars happened to be one of Fieri’s bodyguards, who flagged Alaina’s to the Food Network star — or so Fieri told him, Vallone says.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The money, hidden in furniture, was never reported through standard police channels, prompting the former intelligence chief in 2022 to file a criminal complaint alleging a cover-up, money laundering, and unlawful use of Ramaphosa’s bodyguards to track down suspects.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Chan, surrounded by bodyguards, was unreachable.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
Cooks, bodyguards and photographers who work with the president are also banned from traveling on public transport, the dossier says.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The fiery lawmaker, who leads the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party, was charged alongside his bodyguards Anton Snyman, after the video of the incident went viral.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Douglas Brinkley, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Members of the Jalisco cartel have been charged with orchestrating the attack and several of Manzo’s bodyguards were arrested for possible participation.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Her two bodyguards were not with her when the incident took place, according to police in Machala, which is the capital of El Oro province bordering Peru.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
One of those regulars happened to be one of Fieri’s bodyguards, who flagged Alaina’s to the Food Network star — or so Fieri told him, Vallone says.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The money, hidden in furniture, was never reported through standard police channels, prompting the former intelligence chief in 2022 to file a criminal complaint alleging a cover-up, money laundering, and unlawful use of Ramaphosa’s bodyguards to track down suspects.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Chan, surrounded by bodyguards, was unreachable.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026
Cooks, bodyguards and photographers who work with the president are also banned from traveling on public transport, the dossier says.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The fiery lawmaker, who leads the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters party, was charged alongside his bodyguards Anton Snyman, after the video of the incident went viral.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguards
Noun
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Some of the allegations included removing protective plastic guards covering actresses’ vaginas during the filming of intimate scenes, and Franco getting angry when actresses didn’t want to go topless.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The Pacers, too, sent wave after wave of bigger stronger guards to push Brunson off his spots and disrupt the Knicks’ flow.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The party’s rhetoric, which includes nativism and calling to move on from the shadow of the Holocaust, has ignited allegations of antisemitism from leading Jewish voices in Germany, even as the party and its defenders say its policies are ideal to keep Jews safe.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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After missing a penalty in the game’s third minute, Messi rebounded with a strike from 15 yards away in the 38th minute and an unreal dodge of multiple Austrian defenders for a second goal in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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Male guardians of this ideological camp circulated defamatory letters from prison, denouncing me for unveiling and rebelling against mandatory veiling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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The boy found in David’s home was Martin Bischoff, a Swiss child taken years earlier from a murder scene in Geneva after the deaths of his guardians.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Most of the victims had been working as escorts in the Tri-State Area before going missing.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The player escorts were first used at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and the sight of kids walking hand-in-hand with the world’s best players has been a hit with fans ever since.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Park rangers and mountain guides install and maintain snow pickets — which are used to help build anchors for extra protection on areas like steep slopes — between the high camp and Denali Pass, the park has said.—
Becky Bohrer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Park rangers and mountain guides install and maintain snow pickets — which are used to help build anchors for extra protection on areas like steep slopes — between the high camp and Denali Pass, the park has said.—
Becky Bohrer,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Bodyguards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguards. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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