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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Thanks to a lifeguard’s quick action and immediate CPR, I was saved.
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Cullen Jones, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Maureen Cronin — a 53-year-old lifeguard from Long Island — began teaching private swimming lessons to children in June 2024.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
According to the report, Kelly shared an initial email with Williams in August 2019 from a 17-year-old lifeguard’s parents detailing drug use, misogynistic harassment and hazing rituals among Oak Street Beach lifeguards.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
This half-moon, pink-sand area is also one of the few beaches in Bermuda where lifeguards are on duty (May to September).
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
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Cullen Jones, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Maureen Cronin — a 53-year-old lifeguard from Long Island — began teaching private swimming lessons to children in June 2024.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
According to the report, Kelly shared an initial email with Williams in August 2019 from a 17-year-old lifeguard’s parents detailing drug use, misogynistic harassment and hazing rituals among Oak Street Beach lifeguards.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
This half-moon, pink-sand area is also one of the few beaches in Bermuda where lifeguards are on duty (May to September).
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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