bodyguard

American  

[bod-ee-gahrd] / ˈbɒd iˌgɑrd /

noun

1. a person or group of persons employed to guard an individual, as a high official, from bodily harm.

2. a retinue; escort.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to provide with or act as a bodyguard.

bodyguard British  

/ ˈbɒdɪˌɡɑːd /

noun

1. a person or group of people who escort and protect someone, esp a political figure

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Etymology

Origin of bodyguard

First recorded in 1725–35; body + guard

Example Sentences

He was then taken into custody alongside his bodyguard - neither man has commented on the charges.

From BBC

Internal emails between Epstein's staff confirm that there was "room for both Andrew's bodyguards… one on the 4th floor and one on the 5th floor".

From BBC

Neither the communities nor Yatacue's guard can rely on the large-scale intervention of the state, only a few unarmed state bodyguards accompany them.

From Barron's

The 53-year-old was rescued by a group of Indigenous people, her team reported on X, hours after the vehicle she had been traveling with two bodyguards in was found abandoned.

From Barron's

That included tracking bodyguards to find their locations.

From BBC

Related Words

• escort
• security guard