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bodyguard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ (UK)
  • /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ (US)

Etymology

From body + guard.

Meanings

  1. A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

Forms

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bodyguards Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

muscleman

Translations (136)

bn দেহরক্ষী বরকন্দাজ (person responsible for protecting someone) · sv livvakt (person responsible for protecting someone) · ru телохрани́тель (person responsible for protecting someone) · be ахо́ўнік (person responsible for protecting someone) · uk охоро́нець (person responsible for protecting someone) · ar حَارِس شَخْصِيّ (person responsible for protecting someone) · hu testőr (person responsible for protecting someone) · fo lívverji (person responsible for protecting someone) · sk bodyguard (person responsible for protecting someone) · ch a'adahi (person responsible for protecting someone) · cs bodyguard (person responsible for protecting someone) · ro bodyguard (person responsible for protecting someone) · ka პირადი მცველი (person responsible for protecting someone) · ms pengawal (person responsible for protecting someone) · sl stražar (person responsible for protecting someone) · mr बॉडीगार्ड (person responsible for protecting someone) · fa محافظ شخصی (person responsible for protecting someone) · lv miesassardze (person responsible for protecting someone) · tr koruma (person responsible for protecting someone) · ja 用心棒 (person responsible for protecting someone) · fi henkivartija (person responsible for protecting someone) · gl gardacostas (person responsible for protecting someone) · fr garde du corps (person responsible for protecting someone) · km អង្គរក្ស (person responsible for protecting someone) · sl telesni stražar (person responsible for protecting someone) · it guardia del corpo (person responsible for protecting someone) · eo kapogardisto (person responsible for protecting someone) · ar حَارِس (person responsible for protecting someone) · ko 경호원 (person responsible for protecting someone) · tg муҳофиз (person responsible for protecting someone) · ja 親衛兵 (person responsible for protecting someone) · es escolta (person responsible for protecting someone) · cs osobní strážce (person responsible for protecting someone) · ja 保鏢 (person responsible for protecting someone) · es guardaespaldas (person responsible for protecting someone) · bg бодига́рд (person responsible for protecting someone) · ca guardaespatlles (person responsible for protecting someone) · be ахо́ва (person responsible for protecting someone) · af lyfwag (person responsible for protecting someone) · hi बॉडीगार्ड (person responsible for protecting someone) · es patovica (person responsible for protecting someone) · cmn 衛士 /卫士 (person responsible for protecting someone) · mk гаваз (person responsible for protecting someone) · vi vệ sĩ (person responsible for protecting someone) · uk тілоохоро́нець (person responsible for protecting someone) · de Personenschützer (person responsible for protecting someone) · nn livvakt (person responsible for protecting someone) · th องครักษ์ (person responsible for protecting someone) · nv aa áhályáanii (person responsible for protecting someone) · de Bodyguard (person responsible for protecting someone) · grc δορύφορος (person responsible for protecting someone) · pl ochrona (person responsible for protecting someone) · ar حَرَس (person responsible for protecting someone) · he שׁוֹמֶרֶת רֹאשׁ (person responsible for protecting someone) · lo ອົງຄະລັກ (person responsible for protecting someone) · sh тјелохранитељ (person responsible for protecting someone) · fa محافظ (person responsible for protecting someone) · mk телохранител (person responsible for protecting someone) · tr özlük muhafızı (person responsible for protecting someone) · eo korpogardisto (person responsible for protecting someone) · fi turvamies (person responsible for protecting someone) · hi अंगरक्षक (person responsible for protecting someone) · sh telohranitelj (person responsible for protecting someone) · ko 호위무사 (person responsible for protecting someone) · hsb bodyguard (person responsible for protecting someone) · sk osobný strážca (person responsible for protecting someone) · ml അംഗരക്ഷകൻ (person responsible for protecting someone) · sh телохранитељ (person responsible for protecting someone) · ja 侍衛 (person responsible for protecting someone) · he שׁוֹמֵר רֹאשׁ (person responsible for protecting someone) · de Leibwächter (person responsible for protecting someone) · nl persoonsbeveiliger (person responsible for protecting someone) · lv miesassargs (person responsible for protecting someone) · da livvagt (person responsible for protecting someone) · et turvamees (person responsible for protecting someone) · my သက်တော်စောင့် (person responsible for protecting someone) · ka მცველი (person responsible for protecting someone) · cmn 保鏢 /保镖 (person responsible for protecting someone) · az cangüdən (person responsible for protecting someone) · sh tjelohranitelj (person responsible for protecting someone) · bn মহাফেজ (person responsible for protecting someone) · ja 警護 (person responsible for protecting someone) · dsb bodyguard (person responsible for protecting someone) · eu bizkartzain (person responsible for protecting someone) · et ihukaitsja (person responsible for protecting someone) · ro gardă personală (person responsible for protecting someone) · hy թիկնապահ (person responsible for protecting someone) · cy gwarchodwr (person responsible for protecting someone) · pl ochroniarka (person responsible for protecting someone) · ga garda cosanta (person responsible for protecting someone) · nl lijfwacht (person responsible for protecting someone) · cy gwarchodwr corff (person responsible for protecting someone) · nl bodyguard (person responsible for protecting someone) · ja ボディーガード (person responsible for protecting someone) · ug نەۋكەر (person responsible for protecting someone) · ko 보디가드 (person responsible for protecting someone) · bg телохрани́тел (person responsible for protecting someone) · mr अंगरक्षक (person responsible for protecting someone) · dsb wósobowy wobšćitowaŕ (person responsible for protecting someone) · el σωματοφύλακας (person responsible for protecting someone) · pl ochroniarz (person responsible for protecting someone) · hsb wosobinski stražnik (person responsible for protecting someone) · ru охра́нник (person responsible for protecting someone) · la stipator (person responsible for protecting someone) · cs tělesná stráž (person responsible for protecting someone) · la custōs corporis (person responsible for protecting someone) · krl henkivarteiččija (person responsible for protecting someone) · hsb škitny stražnik (person responsible for protecting someone) · eo korpogardistaro (person responsible for protecting someone) · es espaldero (person responsible for protecting someone) · grc σωματοφύλαξ (person responsible for protecting someone) · mi poutiriao (person responsible for protecting someone) · sip སྐུ་སྲུང་བོ (person responsible for protecting someone) · te అంగరక్షకుడు (person responsible for protecting someone) · ms pengawal peribadi (person responsible for protecting someone) · ur محافظ (person responsible for protecting someone) · cmn 護衛 /护卫 (person responsible for protecting someone) · be целаахо́ўнік (person responsible for protecting someone) · uk охоро́на (person responsible for protecting someone) · ug ياساۋۇل (person responsible for protecting someone) · ar حَرَس خَاصّ (person responsible for protecting someone) · nl lijfgarde (person responsible for protecting someone) · chr ᎠᏓᎦᏘᏯ (person responsible for protecting someone) · ru охра́на (person responsible for protecting someone) · ug مۇھاپىزەتچى (person responsible for protecting someone) · pt guarda-costas (person responsible for protecting someone) · ja 衛士 (person responsible for protecting someone) · nb livvakt (person responsible for protecting someone) · uz shaxsiy soqchi (person responsible for protecting someone) · ur باڈی گارڈ (person responsible for protecting someone) · la satelles (person responsible for protecting someone) · yue 護衛 /护卫 (person responsible for protecting someone) · yue 保鏢 /保镖 (person responsible for protecting someone) · ro gardă de corp (person responsible for protecting someone) · io korpogardisto (person responsible for protecting someone) · kk оққағар (person responsible for protecting someone)

bodyguard en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ (UK)
  • /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːɹd/ (US)

Etymology

From body + guard.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone).
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To protect (someone or something).
    • The same report, on a news page and not bodyguarded by any news analysis warning, goes on to say that repeated discoveries of cheating and covert activity mean that the credibility of Iran has been harmed. 2005 March 7, Christopher Hitchens, ‘Burned Out’, Slate:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bodyguarded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bodyguarded Tense=Past lexicographic
bodyguarding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bodyguards Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic