bodyguard

bod·y·guard  (bd-gärd)

n.

A person or group of persons, usually armed, responsible for the safety of one or more other persons.

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bodyguard [ˈbɒdɪˌgɑːd]

n

(Business / Professions) a person or group of people who escort and protect someone, esp a political figure

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bodyguard - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person escort guard - a military unit serving to protect some place or person defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property 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
	2.	bodyguard - a group of men who escort and protect some important person detachment - a small unit of troops of special composition guard - a military unit serving to protect some place or person entourage, retinue, cortege, suite - the group following and attending to some important person Praetorian Guard - the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome

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bodyguard

noun guard, minder, defender, guardian, escort, bouncer, protector, chaperon Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack.

Translations

bodyguard [ˈbɒdɪgɑːd] N (= one person) → guardaespaldas mf inv, guarura mf (Mex); (= group) → escolta f, guardia f personal; (royal) → guardia f de corps

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bodyguard [ˈbɒdigɑː^rd] n → garde m/f du corps
body hair n → poils mpl
body image n → image f du corps
women with a poor body image → les femmes qui ont une piètre image de leur corps
body language n → langage m du corps
body lotion n → lait m corporel
body mass n (= ratio of weight to height) → masse f corporelle
body mass index n → indice m de masse corporelle
body odour (British) body odor (US) n → odeur f corporelle
body piercing n → piercing m
body politic n
the body politic → le corps politique
body repairs npl (for car) → travaux mpl de carrosserie
body scrub n → exfoliant m corporel
body search n → fouille f au corps
to carry out a body search on sb → fouiller qn
to undergo a body search → subir une fouille au corps
body shop n (in garage) → atelier m de carrosserie
body stocking n → body m, justaucorps m
body-swerve body swerve [ˈbɒdiswɛrv]

vt → contourner

n
to give sth a body swerve → prendre soin d'éviter qch
body warmer n → gilet m matelassé

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bodyguard [ˈbɒdɪˌgɑːd] n (person, group) → guardia del corpo

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bodyguard → حار س شخصي tělesná stráž bodyguard Leibwächter σωματοφύλακας guardaespaldas henkivartija garde du corps čuvar guardia del corpo ボディーガード 경호원 bodyguard livvakt ochroniarz guarda-costa, guarda-costas телохранитель livvakt คนคุ้มกัน özel koruma vệ sỹ 保镖