bodyguard

/ˌbɑdiˌˈgɑrd/

/ˈbɒdigɑd/

Other forms: bodyguards

Definitions of bodyguard

1. noun

   someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
   synonyms: escort

   types:

   outrider

   an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)

   Praetorian, Praetorian Guard

   a member of the Praetorian Guard

   beefeater, yeoman, yeoman of the guard

   officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

   type of:

   defender, guardian, protector, shielder

   a person who cares for persons or property
2. noun

   a group of men who escort and protect some important person
   types:

   Praetorian Guard

   the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome

   type of:

   detachment

   a small unit of troops of special composition

   guard

   a military unit serving to protect some place or person