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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Despite the dangerous conditions, there are no traditional lifeguards stationed along the 3-mile beach.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Years ago, as a lifeguard in Kansas City, Missouri, Coach T pulled dozens of children out of recreational swimming pools who were drowning.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Several agencies were involved in the search, including the Coast Guard and San Diego Fire Department helicopters, a Coast Guard response boat as well as lifeguards in rescue boats and watercraft.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 6 May 2025
For decades, basketball has been as much of a fixture on Fort Lauderdale’s beach as suntan lotion and lifeguard stations.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Years ago, as a lifeguard in Kansas City, Missouri, Coach T pulled dozens of children out of recreational swimming pools who were drowning.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Several agencies were involved in the search, including the Coast Guard and San Diego Fire Department helicopters, a Coast Guard response boat as well as lifeguards in rescue boats and watercraft.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 6 May 2025
For decades, basketball has been as much of a fixture on Fort Lauderdale’s beach as suntan lotion and lifeguard stations.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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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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