| NOUN | person | bodyguard, escort | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person |
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| group | bodyguard | a group of men who escort and protect some important person |
| Sounds | baa'diygaa.rd | |
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| Rhymes | avant-garde ... yard: 51 rhymes with aard... | |
| Meaning | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person. | |
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| Synonym | escort | |
| Member of | guard | A military unit serving to protect some place or person |
| Narrower | Praetorian Guard, Praetorian | A member of the Praetorian Guard |
| outrider | An escort who rides / rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard) | |
| yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater | officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch | |
| Broader | defender, guardian, protector, shielder | A person who cares for persons or property |
| Spanish | escolta, guardaespaldas | |
| Catalan | escorta | |
| Verbs | body guard | accompany and protect from physical harm |
| Meaning | A group of men who escort and protect some important person. | |
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| Part of | cortege, retinue, suite, entourage | The group following and attending to some important person |
| Narrower | Praetorian Guard | The elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome |
| Broader | detachment | A small unit of troops of special composition |
| guard | A military unit serving to protect some place or person | |
| Spanish | escolta, guardaespaldas, guardia | |
| Catalan | escorta, guardaespatlles, guàrdia | |
| Verbs | body guard | accompany and protect from physical harm |
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