Usage Note
Guardaespaldas is an invariable compound noun: the plural is also guardaespaldas (no change). It is common in gender, taking the article for the person referred to: el guardaespaldas, la guardaespaldas. It is a common synonym of escolta in informal and journalistic contexts.
Examples
"El cantante llegó con su guardaespaldas."
Natural Translation
The singer arrived with his bodyguard.

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