"bodyguard" meaning in English

See bodyguard in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ [UK], /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bodyguard.wav [UK] Forms: bodyguard [singular], bodyguards [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A bodyguard is a person that is responsible for protecting an individual.
    Sense id: simple-bodyguard-en-noun-Khi02nxT

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ [UK], /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bodyguard.wav [UK] Forms: bodyguard [canonical], bodyguards [third-person, singular], bodyguarded [past], bodyguarded [past, participle], bodyguarding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To act as bodyguard for a person.
    Sense id: simple-bodyguard-en-verb-O1~HOZxp
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