Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun praetorian_guard

2 senses of praetorian guard

Sense 1
Praetorian Guard, Praetorian -- (a member of the Praetorian Guard)
       => bodyguard, escort -- (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)

Sense 2
Praetorian Guard -- (the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor in ancient Rome)
       => bodyguard -- (a group of men who escort and protect some important person)