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# bodyguard

noun (a bodyguard, bodyguards)

«bodyguard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bodyguard is a person whose job is to protect an important or famous person from being attacked or harmed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#m1)
2. A group of such guards is also called a bodyguard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and stories about royals, presidents and pop stars, bodyguards walk close beside them. In children's play, a big friend may be jokingly called someone's bodyguard. Phrases: «personal bodyguard», «hire a bodyguard», «surrounded by bodyguards».

### Examples

- The singer arrived with two bodyguards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#x1)
- The president's bodyguards wore dark glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#x2)
- The prince's bodyguard walked one step behind him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#x3)
- My big brother acts like my bodyguard at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#x4)
- A bodyguard must stay calm and alert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#x5)
- The bodyguard stopped the crowd from pushing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#x6)
- Besides these, he has a strong bodyguard and a good many cross-bowmen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun, one word: body + guard. Close words: guard, minder (UK informal), security officer.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bodyguard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bodyguard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bodyguard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bodyguard.html) on Mova free.