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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Graves filed a federal lawsuit in New York claiming she was raped by Combs and his former bodyguard in 2001, an allegation later disputed by the bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, in a November countersuit.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
When the investigators first visited Mr. Yoon’s residence on Jan. 3 to serve a detention warrant, his bodyguards blocked their approach with cars, buses and by forming human chains.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Others slated to appear in the documentary include Puff’s former bodyguard, his former makeup artist, friends, and associates from various points of his life, Making The Band 2 winner Sara Rivers, and, most notably, Al B. Sure!
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Peacock has unveiled the trailer for a new Diddy documentary in which his bodyguard, intern, makeup artist and producer speak out against the disgraced music mogul.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
When the investigators first visited Mr. Yoon’s residence on Jan. 3 to serve a detention warrant, his bodyguards blocked their approach with cars, buses and by forming human chains.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Others slated to appear in the documentary include Puff’s former bodyguard, his former makeup artist, friends, and associates from various points of his life, Making The Band 2 winner Sara Rivers, and, most notably, Al B. Sure!
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Peacock has unveiled the trailer for a new Diddy documentary in which his bodyguard, intern, makeup artist and producer speak out against the disgraced music mogul.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Jan. 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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