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bodyguard

[bod-ee-gahrd] / ˈbɒd iˌgɑrd /


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Behind him, also in olive green, was Raúl Rodríguez Castro, 41, who for years was his grandfather’s bodyguard, remains a constant presence at his side when he appears in public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

His father said his son was contacted by a Cameroonian living in Russia, who sold him on the idea of a military training course and the promise of a job as a bodyguard.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

You become well-acquainted with her stiletto Louboutins and her silent, hunky blond bodyguard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

For the remainder of his time in Venezuela, he had a bodyguard by his side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Only the king's bodyguard, thirty of his toughest fighting men, remained in the hall itself.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye