noun

bodyguard

BO-dee-gahd

noun

A person, often armed and trained, employed to protect someone from physical harm.

"The celebrity never went anywhere without her bodyguard."

"Two bodyguards flanked the president as he left the stage."

verb

To act as a protective escort for someone.

"He was hired to bodyguard the visiting diplomat during her stay."

How to Use Bodyguard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone whose job is to physically protect another person from harm.

Common pairings

personal bodyguard hire a bodyguard act as bodyguard

bodyguarded past tense, bodyguards plural, bodyguards singular

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A straightforward compound of body and guard.

guard Eduard vanguard lifeguard safeguard blackguard