'Bodyguard' definitions:
Definition of 'bodyguard'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn: bodyguard, escort]
noun
A group of men who escort and protect some important person
Definition of 'Bodyguard'
From: GCIDE
- Bodyguard \Bod"y*guard`\, n.
- 1. A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Retinue; attendance; following. --Bp. Porteus. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bodyguard'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cavalier,
- chaperon,
- companion,
- conductor,
- convoy,
- duenna,
- escort,
- esquire,
- fellow traveler,
- gentleman-at-arms,
- guard,
- guards,
- guardsman,
- praetorian guard,
- safe-conduct,
- safeguard,
- shepherd,
- squire,
- swain,
- usher,
- yeoman