bodyguard
noun
body·guard
ˈbä-dē-ˌgärd 
: a usually armed attendant or group of attendants whose duty is to protect a person
Examples of bodyguard in a Sentence
They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
a member of the royal bodyguard
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Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Over her tenure, Reid has been notoriously suspect of leaks, which occurred this week with frustrated school district personnel anonymously raising the alarm bell over the new bodyguard position.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Jesse Jackson swept in with his retinue of bodyguards and embraced Dinkins, Lynch, and Harlem representative Charlie Rangel in a group hug, as the furniture inside the suite was hastily rearranged to make room for the TV cameras and spotlights.
—Jonathan Mahler, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2025
Whether all that fun is deliberate on Lee’s part isn’t always clear, but Blood Free is a goofy and surprisingly watchable sci-fi bodyguard thriller.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bodyguard
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyguard. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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bodyguard
noun
body·guard
ˈbäd-ē-ˌgärd
: a person or group of persons whose job is to protect someone
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