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bodyguard

DEFINITIONS OF: bodyguard

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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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