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BODYGUARD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group of men who escort and protect some important person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("bodyguard" is a kind of...):

detachment (a small unit of troops of special composition)

guard (a military unit serving to protect some place or person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bodyguard"):

Praetorian Guard (the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome)

Holonyms ("bodyguard" is a part of...):

cortege; entourage; retinue; suite (the group following and attending to some important person)

Derivation:

body guard (accompany and protect from physical harm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

Synonyms:

bodyguard; escort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bodyguard" is a kind of...):

defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bodyguard"):

outrider (an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard))

Praetorian; Praetorian Guard (a member of the Praetorian Guard)

beefeater; yeoman; yeoman of the guard (officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch)

Holonyms ("bodyguard" is a member of...):

guard (a military unit serving to protect some place or person)

Derivation:

body guard (accompany and protect from physical harm)

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