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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EW.com, 13 May 2025
At the time of the robbery, the family had one bodyguard who had gone off to a club with sister Kourtney Kardashian.
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Paolo Duterte and his bodyguards were recently embroiled in a nightclub brawl, prompting a businessman to file a complaint against him.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Stan Love, a former professional basketball player who was the brother of the singer Mike Love of the Beach Boys and a onetime bodyguard and caretaker of the band’s brilliant but troubled leader, Brian Wilson, has died at 76.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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EW.com, 13 May 2025
At the time of the robbery, the family had one bodyguard who had gone off to a club with sister Kourtney Kardashian.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Paolo Duterte and his bodyguards were recently embroiled in a nightclub brawl, prompting a businessman to file a complaint against him.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Stan Love, a former professional basketball player who was the brother of the singer Mike Love of the Beach Boys and a onetime bodyguard and caretaker of the band’s brilliant but troubled leader, Brian Wilson, has died at 76.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 1 May 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 18 May. 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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