Guard and Protector

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Guard

Guard noun - Someone that protects.
Usage example: a battalion of burly guards surrounding the celebrity
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Protector is a synonym for guard in person topic. In some cases you can use "Protector" instead a noun "Guard", when it comes to topics like attack, awareness, safety, sentinel. popular alternative
Nearby Words: guarded, guardian, guarding, guardhouse, guardroom

Protector

Protector noun - Someone that protects.
Usage example: aid workers in the war zone found it necessary sometimes to hire local gunmen as protectors and guides
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Synonyms for Protector
Guard is a synonym for protector in defender topic. You can use "Guard" instead a noun "Protector", if it concerns topics such as person, attack, awareness, safety. popular alternative
Nearby Words: protect, protection, protected, protective, protecting

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How words are described

human human guard human protector
good good guard good protector
alien alien guard alien protector
original original guard original protector
Other adjectives: single, loyal, main, secret, new, suspicious, sole, former, final, lone, last, competent, local, older, giant, previous.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Paladin The captain of the royal guard, and the protector of Canterlot with a giant shield bubble powered by his faith in... love, apparently?
    Source: The Paladin
  • Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables At one point, Sun Wukong was given the title of "Protector of the Peaches", but it was like letting a cat guard a canary...
    Source: Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables
  • Comic Book / Astro City Protector Behind Bars: Steeljack breaks free in "The Tarnished Angel" arc when he thinks the Honor Guard won't act on what he told them.
    Source: Comic Book / Astro City
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