guard, bodyguard

a group of men who escort and protect some important person

• yeomanry — a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
• Praetorian Guard — the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor

• detachment — a small unit of troops of special composition

• bodyguard, escort — someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

• cortege, retinue, suite, entourage — the group following and attending to some important person