What does "praetorian" mean?

A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion.

What is a synonym for "praetorian"?

Common synonyms include: praetorial, praetorian guard, pretorial, pretorian, pretorian.

Pronounced //pɹɪˈtɔːɹiən//.

//pɹɪˈtɔːɹiən// adj, noun

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Noun

1
A member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion. Ancient-Rome, historical
2
A praetor; a person of praetorian rank. Ancient-Rome
"I am so rich, I could have given bid for bid with the wealthiest Prætorians at the auction of the Roman empire (which was the world’s); and yet I owe for the flesh in the tongue I brag with."
3
a member of the Praetorian Guard wordnet
4
Alternative letter-case form of Praetorian (“member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors”). Ancient-Rome, alt-of
"Durry's work is still cited as the definitive study of the praetorians, and in fact most modern scholarship on the praetorians is based on material from his work."
5
A venal mercenary. broadly
"The Trump praetorians who initially denied there was any effort to pressure the Ukrainians into action on a Biden probe, possibly including the withholding of congressionally approved military aid, suddenly surfaced a new talking point: “They’re trying to turn what was a Biden scandal into a Trump scandal.”"

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to a praetor. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable
2
Of or pertaining to the pretorium in an ancient Roman camp. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable
"The praetorian gate was directly in front of the general's tent, and nearest to the enemy."
3
Of or pertaining to the special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors. Ancient-Rome, not-comparable
"praetorian guard"
4
Corruptly mercenary and venal. broadly, not-comparable

Adjective

1
characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality wordnet
2
of or relating to a Roman praetor wordnet