as in guard
a person or group of people whose job is to protect someone
They entered the building surrounded by bodyguards.
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Recent Examples of bodyguard
The warrant was executed far more smoothly Wednesday than during the first attempt, when Yoon’s presidential bodyguards faced off with law enforcement officers for almost six hours, saying they were required by law to protect the president.
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Heather severely wounds Vic with a chessboard to the head before Slater's bodyguard Stan (Cris Costa) shoots her.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
The assailant, Shane Stant, was hired by Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, to break her right knee.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Field’s bodyguard, a deputy US marshal named David Neagle, then shot and killed Terry.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 20 Jan. 2025
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Heather severely wounds Vic with a chessboard to the head before Slater's bodyguard Stan (Cris Costa) shoots her.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
The assailant, Shane Stant, was hired by Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, to break her right knee.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Field’s bodyguard, a deputy US marshal named David Neagle, then shot and killed Terry.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodyguard
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All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney and All-Pro center Creed Humphrey anchor the offensive line along with right guard Trey Smith.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Before Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers last weekend, the Mavericks never called the Heat to inform them that the All-NBA guard was available or give Miami a chance to make an offer for him, according to a source.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Their defenders were chasing him around screens with an extra level of ferocity.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Clark was among the many defenders that wanted to have a bounce back year after TCU struggled mightily in 2023 under Joe Gillespie.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
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The proposed guardian must submit a Title 14 guardianship application to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The students are children who have been sent away by their parents or guardians to study at Quranic boarding schools in what’s known as the almajiri system.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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In the film Owen Wilson plays Arnold Albertson, a Broadway director who has a habit of sleeping with escorts and then staking them money to do something else with their lives.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Under a massive police escort Sunday, the families of the 67 people killed in Wednesday's collision gathered within sight of the wreckage just off one of the runways at Washington's Reagan National Airport.—
Kris Van Cleave,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2025
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According to a press release from the Clovis Police Department, the chase began just after 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, after an officer on patrol near the Fowler and Alluvial avenues noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Coast Guard cutter Campbell returned to its port on Monday in Newport, Rhode Island, after a patrol mission through the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean that lasted 63 days.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. A convoy of Urus Performante examples take part in the marque’s approximately 560-mile Esperienza Avventura drive in China.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2025
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The convoy of OCTAs set off to climb those mountains, trading pebbled roads for harder tracks in places, and some cement surfaces where runoff was an obvious issue.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Teamsters have already struck up practice pickets in Hayward, Calif., San Diego, Long Island and Sumner, Wash.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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Last week hundreds of Costco Teamsters nationwide organized practice pickets from Hayward, California, to Sumner, Washington, and Long Island, New York, the organization said in a press release Sunday.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Bodyguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodyguard. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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