bodyguard
Americannoun
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a person or group of persons employed to guard an individual, as a high official, from bodily harm.
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a retinue; escort.
verb (used with or without object)
noun
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Origin of bodyguard
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Two weeks ago, Jenner’s bodyguard, Mason Haynes, who also worked as a close protection guard for other members of the Kardashian-Jenner family, died in a traffic accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
He received a royal salute before inspecting a guard of honour of soldiers from the Royal Company of Archers, who serve as the King's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
She was seen as close to her father, and was appointed to a senior role in his bodyguard command a year before her hospitalisation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
He is a longtime bodyguard and chief aide to his grandfather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The bodyguard watched impassively for a moment, then reached down and pulled the boys apart.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Putting his full trust in his godson, Zambada was accompanied by only four bodyguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Zambada also said two of his bodyguards, one of them a Sinaloa state police commander, have not been “seen or heard from since.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
He charged that government officials "drive around in huge SUVs with bodyguards, while ordinary Venezuelans are left to suffer."
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
In simple terms, they act like bodyguards, preventing the immune system from going too far and harming healthy tissue.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
When he communicated by telephone, he did so by having one of his bodyguards call the intended person and then hand over the phone.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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