Bodyguard

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bodyguard \Bod"y*guard`\, n.
     1. A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the
        person; a lifeguard.
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     2. Retinue; attendance; following. --Bp. Porteus.


        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bodyguard
       n 1: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn: {escort}]
       2: a group of men who escort and protect some important person
          [syn: {guard}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "bodyguard":
     cavalier, chaperon, companion, conductor, convoy, duenna, escort,
     esquire, fellow traveler, gentleman-at-arms, guard, guards,
     guardsman, praetorian guard, safe-conduct, safeguard, shepherd,
     squire, swain, usher, yeoman