Definition of bodyguard Bodyguard

/bɑˈdigɑˌɹd/ - [badeegard] - bod•y•guard

We found 9 definitions of bodyguard from 6 different sources.

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What does bodyguard mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bodyguards

bodyguard - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
  escort
  guardian, protector, shielder, defender a person who cares for persons or property
  guard a position on a basketball team
  outrider an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)
  praetorian, praetorian guard the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome
bodyguard - a group of men who escort and protect some important person
  detachment the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
  guard a position on a basketball team
  entourage, retinue, cortege, suite the group following and attending to some important person
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bodyguard (Noun)
    A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
  • bodyguard (Verb)
    To act as bodyguard for someone; figuratively, to protect.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bodyguard (n.)
    A guard to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.
  • bodyguard (n.)
    Retinue; attendance; following.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bodyguard
    A guard to protect an important person.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A Bodyguard is a security guard who physically protects a person against injury. Very often, important people, like heads of state, actors, and powerful or wealthy people have bodyguards.

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