Bodyguard

//ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
  2. 2
    a group of men who escort and protect some important person wordnet
  3. 3
    someone who escorts and protects a prominent person wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect. transitive

    "The same report, on a news page and not bodyguarded by any news analysis warning, goes on to say that repeated discoveries of cheating and covert activity mean that the credibility of Iran has been harmed."

Synonyms

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guardbruisercavalierchaperoncompanionconductor

Example

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"Tom didn't think he needed a bodyguard."

Etymology

From body + guard.

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