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

2 senses of bodyguard

Sense 1
bodyguard, escort -- (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)
       => defender, guardian, protector, shielder -- (a person who cares for persons or property)

Sense 2
bodyguard -- (a group of men who escort and protect some important person)
       => detachment -- (a small unit of troops of special composition)
       => guard -- (a military unit serving to protect some place or person)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb body_guard

1 sense of body guard

Sense 1
body guard -- (accompany and protect from physical harm)
       => protect -- (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain")