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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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
Ventura said Combs and a bodyguard put on black clothing and armed themselves.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
After speaking with reporters from several local TV stations, County Judge Tim O’Hare exited his office surrounded by three private bodyguards and declined to answer questions from the Star-Telegram and KERA.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
For reasons that don’t make sense within the arc King has created, Holly is drawn into becoming the bodyguard for Kate McKay, a women’s rights activist with a stalker whose violence grows as McKay’s cross-country lecture tour continues.
—Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyguard. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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