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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As the bottle hit him, Djokovic grabbed his head and fell to the floor, before he was tended to by a security guard in Foro Italico, where the Open took place.
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
The April 6 shooting, which occurred around 3:30 a.m., claimed the life of the bar’s 23-year-old security guard, George Castellanos.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Paramedics confirmed to reporters at Canadian publication CBC that Drake was not the victim, adding that the security guard's injuries are not considered life-threatening.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 May 2024
Christian LaCour, a 20-year-old security guard, evacuated one person from the mall.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
However, a person who is licensed by the state to carry a firearm—such as a law enforcement officer or school security guard—is an exception to this law.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 May 2024
Jones was employed by the Unified Government Parking Control Department as a security guard and later became a parking control officer.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
Over the next 16 hours or so, hospital staff assigned a security guard to stand and watch Thomas 24/7 because of his suicidality.
—Grace Rubenstein, STAT, 26 Apr. 2024
In one case, a single father earned about $11 an hour as a security guard for a Florida firm, but resigned a few weeks after taking the job when his child care fell through.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
The April 6 shooting, which occurred around 3:30 a.m., claimed the life of the bar’s 23-year-old security guard, George Castellanos.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Paramedics confirmed to reporters at Canadian publication CBC that Drake was not the victim, adding that the security guard's injuries are not considered life-threatening.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 May 2024
Christian LaCour, a 20-year-old security guard, evacuated one person from the mall.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
However, a person who is licensed by the state to carry a firearm—such as a law enforcement officer or school security guard—is an exception to this law.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 May 2024
Jones was employed by the Unified Government Parking Control Department as a security guard and later became a parking control officer.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
Over the next 16 hours or so, hospital staff assigned a security guard to stand and watch Thomas 24/7 because of his suicidality.
—Grace Rubenstein, STAT, 26 Apr. 2024
In one case, a single father earned about $11 an hour as a security guard for a Florida firm, but resigned a few weeks after taking the job when his child care fell through.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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