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охра́нник — meaning in English

okhrannik

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English meaning

  • bodyguard noun A person, often armed and trained, employed to protect someone from physical harm.
  • guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  • keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
  • sentinel noun A person or animal that stands guard or keeps watch.
  • soldier noun A person who serves in an army, especially one who is not an officer.
  • watchman noun A person employed to guard a building or area, especially at night.

Senses

охра́нник is used for these senses in English:

  • bodyguard A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.
  • guard A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
  • guardsman A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard.
  • keeper A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
  • security guard A person who is employed to provide security for people or property.
  • sentinel A sentry, watch, or guard.
  • soldier A guardsman.
  • watchman One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

bodyguard — full definition

  1. noun A person, often armed and trained, employed to protect someone from physical harm.
  2. verb To act as a protective escort for someone.

guard — full definition

  1. noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
  2. noun A device or piece of equipment that protects part of the body or a machine from harm.
  3. noun A cautious or defensive stance, as in "on guard" or "off guard."
  4. verb To protect someone or something from danger or attack.
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