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 last time Heather Bish saw her little sister Molly was the morning of June 27, 2000 – just before Molly left for her job as a lifeguard at Comins Pond in Warren, Massachusetts.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Annual citations by city police and lifeguards dropped to 361 in 2024 — down from 454 in 2022 and 424 in 2023.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
The initial search yielded no sightings and lifeguards began making their way back to land.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Watched by lifeguards and dotted with restaurants and shops, Balneario de Carolina is the most popular beach in the area, while Pine Grove is great for surfing.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Annual citations by city police and lifeguards dropped to 361 in 2024 — down from 454 in 2022 and 424 in 2023.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
The initial search yielded no sightings and lifeguards began making their way back to land.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Watched by lifeguards and dotted with restaurants and shops, Balneario de Carolina is the most popular beach in the area, while Pine Grove is great for surfing.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 14 Dec. 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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