bodyguard
noun/ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/
/ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd/
[countable + singular or plural verb]- a person or a group of people who are employed to protect somebody
- The President’s bodyguard is/are armed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsc1- He never goes anywhere without his personal bodyguards.
- She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.
- a former bodyguard to the prince
- A personal bodyguard was assigned to her and is with her day and night.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- armed
- personal
- have
- keep
- hire
- …
- protect somebody
- bodyguard to
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