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Webster 1913 Edition
Bodyguard
Bod′y-guardˊ
,Noun.
1.
A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.
2.
Retinue; attendance; following.
Bp. Porteus.
Definition 2024
Bodyguard
Bodyguard
See also: bodyguard
German
Noun
Bodyguard m (genitive Bodyguards, plural Bodyguards)
Declension
Declension of Bodyguard
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bodyguard | die | Bodyguards |
| genitive | eines | des | Bodyguards | der | Bodyguards |
| dative | einem | dem | Bodyguard | den | Bodyguards |
| accusative | einen | den | Bodyguard | die | Bodyguards |
Synonyms
bodyguard
bodyguard
See also: Bodyguard
English
Noun
bodyguard (plural bodyguards)
- A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
Translations
person responsible for protecting an individual
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Verb
bodyguard (third-person singular simple present bodyguards, present participle bodyguarding, simple past and past participle bodyguarded)
- (transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
- 2005, Christopher Hitchens, ‘Burned Out’, Slate, Mar 7 2005:
- The same report, on a news page and not bodyguarded by any news analysis warning, goes on to say that repeated discoveries of cheating and covert activity mean that the credibility of Iran has been harmed.
- 2005, Christopher Hitchens, ‘Burned Out’, Slate, Mar 7 2005:
Romanian
Alternative forms
- bodigard
Etymology
Borrowing from English bodyguard.
Noun
bodyguard m (plural bodyguarzi)
Declension
declension of bodyguard
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) bodyguard | bodyguardul | (niște) bodyguarzi | bodyguarzii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) bodyguard | bodyguardului | (unor) bodyguarzi | bodyguarzilor |
| vocative | bodyguardule | bodyguarzilor | ||
Synonyms
- gardă de corp
- gorilă (figurative, derogatory)
References
- bodyguard in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016