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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The Seaside Heights Fire Department’s ocean rescue team recently saved 12 people from a rip current on beaches with lifeguards on duty, according to FOX 5.
Khloe Quill of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The Kiwanis Club will present a $16,000 grant to the First Responders Foundation, and local firefighters, police officers and lifeguards will attend.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
No swimming allowed: The driftwood and currents make swimming unsafe at Boneyard Beach and there’s no lifeguard.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
Other nearby guests can also be heard screaming as lifeguards blow whistles and begin to assess the situation, the footage shows.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The Kiwanis Club will present a $16,000 grant to the First Responders Foundation, and local firefighters, police officers and lifeguards will attend.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
No swimming allowed: The driftwood and currents make swimming unsafe at Boneyard Beach and there’s no lifeguard.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
Other nearby guests can also be heard screaming as lifeguards blow whistles and begin to assess the situation, the footage shows.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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