Bodyguard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

a group of men who escort and protect some important person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpʃənləs/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌdlaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌdlaɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpʃənləs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

escort

Word Forms

body guard

verb

accompany and protect from physical harm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leibwächter

jemand, der eine prominente Person begleitet und beschützt

🇫🇷French

garde du corps

quelqu'un qui escorte et protège une personnalité éminente

🇪🇸Spanish

guardaespaldas

alguien que escolta y protege a una persona prominente

🇮🇹Italian

guardia del corpo

qualcuno che scorta e protegge una persona importante

🇳🇱Dutch

lijfwacht

iemand die een prominent persoon begeleidt en beschermt

🇵🇹Portuguese

escolta

alguém que acompanha e protege uma pessoa proeminente

🇷🇺Russian

телохранитель

тот, кто сопровождает и защищает выдающегося человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंगरक्षक

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी प्रमुख व्यक्ति का अनुरक्षण और सुरक्षा करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

দেহরক্ষী

এমন কেউ যিনি একজন বিশিষ্ট ব্যক্তিকে রক্ষা করেন এবং রক্ষা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

மெய்க்காப்பாளர்

ஒரு முக்கிய நபரை அழைத்துச் சென்று பாதுகாக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగరక్షకుడు

ఒక ప్రముఖ వ్యక్తిని ఎస్కార్ట్ చేసి రక్షించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंगरक्षक

कोणीतरी जो प्रमुख व्यक्तीला एस्कॉर्ट करतो आणि संरक्षित करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંગરક્ષક

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે અગ્રણી વ્યક્તિને એસ્કોર્ટ કરે છે અને તેનું રક્ષણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗರಕ್ಷಕ

ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಬೆಂಗಾವಲು ಮಾಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗരക്ഷകൻ

ഒരു പ്രമുഖ വ്യക്തിയെ അകമ്പടി സേവിക്കുകയും സംരക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਡੀਗਾਰਡ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

محافظ

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کسی ممتاز شخص کی حفاظت اور حفاظت کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保镖

护送和保护显赫人物的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ボディーガード

著名な人物を護衛し護衛する人

🇰🇷Korean

친위대

저명한 사람을 호위하고 보호하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vệ sĩ

ai đó hộ tống và bảo vệ một người nổi bật

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้คุ้มกัน

คนที่คุ้มกันและปกป้องบุคคลสำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengawal

seseorang yang mengawal dan melindungi orang terkemuka

🇲🇾Malay

pengawal peribadi

seseorang yang mengiringi dan melindungi orang yang terkemuka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حارس شخصي

شخص يرافق ويحمي شخصًا بارزًا

🇮🇷Persian

محافظ

کسی که یک شخص برجسته را اسکورت و محافظت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

koruma

Tanınmış bir kişiye eşlik eden ve onu koruyan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹמֵר רֹאשׁ

מישהו שמלווה ומגן על אדם בולט

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