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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And one pitch invader even made it past Messi’s bodyguard and got a hug from the soccer icon during their last game in Panama.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors finally succeeded in forcing him to surrender at his residence after a prolonged stand-off with his presidential bodyguard.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Bonds, who was Combs’ bodyguard between 2003 and 2012, also corroborated seeing multiple men in hotels with Combs and Ventura.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Roger Bonds, Combs’ former bodyguard, on camera recalled a 2009 incident in which Ventura was allegedly beat up after a party on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
The indictment follows Yoon’s arrest ten days ago, when South Korean prosecutors finally succeeded in forcing him to surrender at his residence after a prolonged stand-off with his presidential bodyguard.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Bonds, who was Combs’ bodyguard between 2003 and 2012, also corroborated seeing multiple men in hotels with Combs and Ventura.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Roger Bonds, Combs’ former bodyguard, on camera recalled a 2009 incident in which Ventura was allegedly beat up after a party on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 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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