lifeguard
noun
life·guard
ˈlīf-ˌgärd 
: a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifeguard
intransitive verb
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Born in Los Angeles, Newman made his acting debut as a lifeguard on Baywatch in 1989.
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The lifeguards who serve as our heroes are stationed on the North Shore of O’ahu, a place with stunning scenery and, more intriguingly, a host of knotty local issues specific to a geographically remote tourism hotspot.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
Other actors splash the tarp with bowls of water to keep it slick, and another, outfitted like a lifeguard, stands on ground level in front of the stage, ready to keep Lewis and Palekar from shooting into the audience.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Newman is regarded as the only Baywatch cast member who actually worked as an L.A. County lifeguard, for more than 20 years.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The lifeguards who serve as our heroes are stationed on the North Shore of O’ahu, a place with stunning scenery and, more intriguingly, a host of knotty local issues specific to a geographically remote tourism hotspot.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
Other actors splash the tarp with bowls of water to keep it slick, and another, outfitted like a lifeguard, stands on ground level in front of the stage, ready to keep Lewis and Palekar from shooting into the audience.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Newman is regarded as the only Baywatch cast member who actually worked as an L.A. County lifeguard, for more than 20 years.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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lifeguard
noun
life·guard
ˈlīf-ˌgärd
: a usually expert swimmer employed at a beach or swimming pool to protect swimmers from drowning
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