bodyguard

bod-y-guard · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person or group of people employed to protect someone from physical attack or danger.

  2. 2.

    A person who accompanies and protects another.

Forms

plural: bodyguards

Related words

See also: bodyguards, guard, protector, security
Synonyms: minder, protector, security guard

Etymology

Compound of body + guard, first used in the 18th century.