bird dog vs safeguard

bird dog

noun
  • A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps). 

  • A dog, especially a pointer, used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds. 

  • A tout. 

  • A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee. 

  • A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner 

  • A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted. 

verb
  • A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors. 

  • To seek out. 

  • To watch closely. 

safeguard

noun
  • Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense. 

  • A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war. 

  • One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection. 

verb
  • To escort safely. 

  • To implement safeguarding. 

  • To protect, to keep safe. 

How often have the words bird dog and safeguard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )