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
Etymology
Origin of bodyguard
Example Sentences
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The Trump administration's talks with Cuba and other recent outreach have even included Raúl Castro's 41-year-old grandson and bodyguard, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The presence of Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, who is his grandfather's bodyguard, on the front row when Diaz-Canel disclosed the US-Cuba talks raised eyebrows as he holds no official government title.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
He was then taken into custody alongside his bodyguard - neither man has commented on the charges.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
For the remainder of his time in Venezuela, he had a bodyguard by his side.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
I was a proper fool, the bodyguard had said.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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