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bodyguard
noun body·guard \ˈbä-dē-ˌgärd\
: a person or group of people whose job is to protect someone
Full Definition of BODYGUARD
: a usually armed attendant or group of attendants whose duty is to protect a person
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First Known Use of BODYGUARD
1704
Rhymes with BODYGUARD
Abelard, afterguard, avant-garde, Beauregard, boulevard, business card, calling card, cattle guard, Christmas card, color guard, compass card, credit card, debit card, disregard, drawing card, goliard, greeting card, honor guard, interlard, Langobard, leotard, Longobard, lumberyard, national guard, navy yard, no-holds-barred, postal card, provost guard, report card, Savoyard, Scotland Yard, self-regard, shooting guard, tourist card, undercard, union card, unitard
BODYGUARD Defined for Kids
bodyguard
noun body·guard \ˈbä-dē-ˌgärd\
Definition of BODYGUARD for Kids
: a person or a group of persons whose duty it is to protect someone
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