lifeguard
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life·guard

noun \-ˌgärd\

Definition of LIFEGUARD

: a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifeguard intransitive verb

First Known Use of LIFEGUARD

1896

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