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VocabJLPT N1

bodyguard

Noun

Definitions

1. bodyguard
2. bouncer
3. bar (on a door)
4. stick or pole used for self-defence

This noun refers to a bodyguard or a hired protector who keeps someone safe from harm. It can also refer historically to a swordsman employed to protect a person or place in feudal Japan. The word is also used more casually or humorously to describe someone who acts as a personal guard.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

On a cold, windy night, the bar's bouncer stood silently watching the customers.

Sentence 2

Does that place's bouncer actually memorize every customer's face?

Sentence 3

I heard that alley gets dangerous at night if there's no bouncer around.

Sentence 4

Why does that executive always show up with a bodyguard?

Sentence 5

"There's a bouncer here, so keep it down," my friend whispered.