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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