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DEFINITIONS OF:
bodyguard
1
n
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
n
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
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