bodyguard: Meaning and Definition of

bod•y•guard

Pronunciation: (bod'ē-gärd"), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or group of persons employed to guard an individual, as a high official, from bodily harm.
  2. a retinue; escort.
—v.t., v.i.
  1. to provide with or act as a bodyguard.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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