# bodyguard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒdiɡɑːd/ · frequency rank #17,558

## Definitions
1. A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

## Etymology
From body + guard.

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbodyguard`, `bdoyguard`, `boddyguard`, `bodgyuard`, `bodygaurd`, `bodygguard`, `bodyguadr`, `bodyguardd`, `bodyguarrd`, `bodygurad`, `bodyugard`, `bodyyguard`, `boydguard`, `obdyguard`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bodyguard