bodyguard
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bodyguard
- /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ UK
- /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ US
Where it comes from
From body + guard.
noun bodyguards
-
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
Similar: muscleman
verb bodyguards · bodyguarding · bodyguarded
- To act as bodyguard for (someone).
- To protect (someone or something). The same report, on a news page and not bodyguarded by any news analysis warning, goes on to say that repeated discoveries of cheating and covert activity mean that the credibility of Iran has been harmed.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: guard, escort, guardian, guards, corps, defender, custodian, custody, goon, keeper, garde, keep, personal, body, goalkeeper, watchdog
Translations
Every language
noun person responsible for protecting someone
| Español | escolta, guardaespaldas, espaldero, patovica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보디가드 bodigadeu, 경호원 gyeonghowon, 호위무사 howimusa |
| 日本語 | ボディーガード bodīgādo, 侍衛 jiei, 親衛兵 shin'eihei, 用心棒 yōjinbō, 警護 keigo, 保鏢 hohyō |
| 中文 | 保鏢 /保镖 bǎobiāo, 護衛 /护卫 hùwèi, 衛士 /卫士 wèishì |
| हिन्दी | अंगरक्षक aṅgrakṣak, बॉडीगार्ड bŏḍīgārḍ |
| Português | guarda-costas |
| Français | garde du corps |
| Deutsch | Leibwächter, Bodyguard, Personenschützer |
| Italiano | guardia del corpo |
| Ελληνικά | σωματοφύλακας somatofýlakas |
| Română | gardă de corp, bodyguard, gardă personală |
| Русский | телохрани́тель teloxranítelʹ, охра́нник oxránnik, охра́на oxrána |
| Tiếng Việt | vệ sĩ |
| العربية | حَرَس خَاصّ ḥaras ḵāṣṣ, حَرَس ḥaras, حَارِس ḥāris, حَارِس شَخْصِيّ ḥāris šaḵṣiyy |
| עברית | שׁוֹמֵר רֹאשׁ shomér rósh, שׁוֹמֶרֶת רֹאשׁ shomeret rosh |
Talk about this word "bodyguard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bodyguard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bodyguard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bodyguard "bodyguard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bodyguard.Cite this
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title = {bodyguard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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