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bod·y·guard
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ˈbɒd
iˌgɑrd
/
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bod
-ee-gahrd
]
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noun
1.
a person or group of persons employed to
guard
an individual, as a high official, from bodily harm.
2.
a retinue; escort.
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
3.
to provide with or act as a bodyguard.
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Origin:
1725–35;
body
+
guard
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bodyguard
(ˈbɒdɪˌɡɑːd)
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n
a person or group of people who escort and protect someone, esp a political figure
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bodyguard
1735, "retinue, escort," collective sing., from
body
+
guard
. Attested 1861 as "a soldier of the bodyguard."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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