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
Examples of lifeguard in a Sentence
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Modeling for Playboy magazine a year prior, Carmen Electra made her breakthrough as dancing lifeguard Lani McKenzie in season 8 of Baywatch in 1997.
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Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
Police provided bars with testing tools for drugs and lifeguards were given Narcan to prevent fatal overdoses.
—Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, lifeguards were still in the parking lot and were alerted by fellow beachgoers.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Black People Will Swim takes on the cost of certifying the lifeguards, which lifeguards must often pay out of pocket, and is often a deterrent to getting or renewing certifications.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
When those officers confronted him, Campos and three of the immigrants allegedly ran and fell into the Tijuana River, where they were rescued by San Diego lifeguards.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
The vapor cloud explosion was so forceful that two lifeguards at the beach were blown off their chairs.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Available positions include lifeguards, pool managers, camp counselors, food program staffers, cashiers, park inspectors and stage technicians.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
The boat was discovered by city lifeguards around 8:10 p.m. Thursday, said Laguna Beach Lifeguard Capt. Kai Bond.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Kathleen Perricone, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
Police provided bars with testing tools for drugs and lifeguards were given Narcan to prevent fatal overdoses.
—Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, lifeguards were still in the parking lot and were alerted by fellow beachgoers.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
Black People Will Swim takes on the cost of certifying the lifeguards, which lifeguards must often pay out of pocket, and is often a deterrent to getting or renewing certifications.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
When those officers confronted him, Campos and three of the immigrants allegedly ran and fell into the Tijuana River, where they were rescued by San Diego lifeguards.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
The vapor cloud explosion was so forceful that two lifeguards at the beach were blown off their chairs.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Available positions include lifeguards, pool managers, camp counselors, food program staffers, cashiers, park inspectors and stage technicians.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
The boat was discovered by city lifeguards around 8:10 p.m. Thursday, said Laguna Beach Lifeguard Capt. Kai Bond.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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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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