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
The agency and police have openly warned that presidential bodyguards obstructing the execution of the warrant could be arrested.
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Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
And one pitch invader even made it past Messi’s bodyguard and got a hug from the soccer icon during their last game in Panama.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors finally succeeded in forcing him to surrender at his residence after a prolonged stand-off with his presidential bodyguard.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Bonds, who was Combs’ bodyguard between 2003 and 2012, also corroborated seeing multiple men in hotels with Combs and Ventura.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
And one pitch invader even made it past Messi’s bodyguard and got a hug from the soccer icon during their last game in Panama.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors finally succeeded in forcing him to surrender at his residence after a prolonged stand-off with his presidential bodyguard.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Bonds, who was Combs’ bodyguard between 2003 and 2012, also corroborated seeing multiple men in hotels with Combs and Ventura.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguard
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Star guard Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in the first quarter of the Mavericks' loss to the Sacramento Kings, ending his season and leaving his availability for the start of the 2025-26 campaign in doubt.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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But as Pirates coach Bo Patton sees it, there are two ways to look at what the 6-foot-4 senior guard/forward brings to the team.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Dodson is a strong pass defender but so-so against the run.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Don't sleep on the Chargers in this race for the star defender.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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If the material is not removed or relocated to an adults-only section within 60 days, the parent or guardian can sue the library.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fee for the event is $6 per person and is limited to a total of 25 children, who must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Told through the perspective of three clinic escort leaders in Ohio, North Carolina and Maryland, this film investigates the struggle to maintain safety and battle mental exhaustion on the front lines of America’s longest culture war.—
Hilary Lewis,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Jane Fonda, Klute This neo-noir crime drama features Fonda in the leading role of Bree Daniels, an escort with acting aspirations who becomes entangled in a missing persons mystery.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The highway patrol advises drivers to take it slow and avoid or delay travel if possible Wednesday.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
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Highway patrol officials identified the driver as Gilder.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The convoy’s passengers suit up, adding tactical vests over their clothes, ski masks over their heads.—
David Culver,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 2007, its director visited Baghdad to assist with a program there; as his convoy passed through the city, security contractors hired by the private military firm Blackwater opened fire on approaching cars, killing seventeen Iraqi civilians.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Thousands of UC San Diego workers in health care and beyond plan to strike for better wages and benefits Wednesday, participating in overlapping statewide pickets at University of California campuses statewide.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Send any news, comments, Boeing picket sign long-term maintenance tips, and fiduciary walking papers to talk@qz.com.—
Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
25 Oct. 2024
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguard. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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