| Bodyguard 1. (n.) A guard to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard. 2. (n.) Retinue; attendance; following. Thesaurus Entries cavalier, chaperon, companion, conductor, convoy, duenna, escort, esquire, fellow traveler, gentleman-at-arms, guard, guards, guardsman, praetorian guard, safe-conduct, safeguard, shepherd, squire, swain, usher, yeoman |