bodyguard

«bodyguard» in Mova's school dictionary: a person whose job is to protect an important or famous… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bodyguard, bodyguards)

meaning for a pupil

1) A bodyguard is a person whose job is to protect an important or famous person from being attacked or harmed. tree →

2) A group of such guards is also called a bodyguard. tree →

sense in the lessons

In news and stories about royals, presidents and pop stars, bodyguards walk close beside them. In children's play, a big friend may be jokingly called someone's bodyguard. Phrases: «personal bodyguard», «hire a bodyguard», «surrounded by bodyguards».

examples

• The singer arrived with two bodyguards. tree →
• The president's bodyguards wore dark glasses. tree →
• The prince's bodyguard walked one step behind him. tree →
• My big brother acts like my bodyguard at the park. tree →
• A bodyguard must stay calm and alert. tree →
• The bodyguard stopped the crowd from pushing. tree →
• Besides these, he has a strong bodyguard and a good many cross-bowmen. tree →

note

Countable noun, one word: body + guard. Close words: guard, minder (UK informal), security officer.

In the corpora

• Every lie needs a bodyguard of new lies, because people ask the next question.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bodyguard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.