Bodyguard

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person or group of persons, usually armed, responsible for the safety of one or more other persons.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
  • v. To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.
  • n. Retinue; attendance; following.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who protects or defends the person; a life-guard; collectively, the guard charged with the protection of some person, as a prince or an officer; hence, retinue; attendance; following.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. accompany and protect from physical harm
  • n. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
  • n. a group of men who escort and protect some important person
    • Verb Form
    bodyguards   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    protect   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lifeguard    retinue    attendance    following    escort   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aide    adviser    retainer    escort    secretary   
     
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