bodyguard
Americannoun
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bodyguards
plural
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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
And it seems as though no royal event is complete without the presence of the famous gardener Titchmarsh, who the King must see more often than his own bodyguard.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
In recent months, Castro’s grandson, Raúl Rodríguez Castro, who for decades has been Castro’s main bodyguard and is now his chief aide, has emerged as a power broker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
He has been Raúl Castro’s bodyguard for years, and still appears besides the Cuban leader during his rare public appearances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The bodyguard activated a compact digital camera and began photographing each wafer-thin page of the Book.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
The couple felt bodyguards were essential to protect their family from tabloid intrusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
An AFP correspondent saw Ben Gvir, flanked by bodyguards, marching with the crowds and posing for photos.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The state opening will begin at 09:30 when the royal bodyguards, known as the Yeoman of the Guard, conduct a ceremonial search of the cellars of the Palace of Westminster for explosives.
From BBC ● May 12, 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
Two large bodyguards followed him on either side, and Brooklyn wondered if this was always the case or a response to the possible threat from the Purple Thumb.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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