security guard

noun

: a person whose job is to guard a place (such as a store or museum) and make sure the people and things in it are not harmed

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The prison guard, a married father of five, had previously worked as a mall security guard, volunteered as an auxiliary sheriff’s deputy and drove a propane truck before taking the job at Corrections Corp. Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025 Bryan Kirkwood, a security guard hired to protect homes from looters, was shocked to see the home torn apart. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025 Guarding His Own Art: Armia Khalil, a sculptor from Egypt who works as a security guard at the Met, is showing his work there after a serendipitous interaction. Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Wearing a dark blue pantsuit, Thao appeared in a light mood — chatting and laughing with a security guard after walking inside. Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for security guard 

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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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