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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According to the city parks department, as many as 370 lifeguards are on duty this holiday weekend, compared to 280 in 2025.
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Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 23 May 2026
In the upcoming Baywatch reboot, Mitchell plays Trina, a lawyer who leaves a big firm to become a full-time lifeguard, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
But, Casey Parlette, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard and commercial diver, who now sculpts marine and other wildlife and exhibits at the Festival of Arts, was among more than a dozen at the Laguna Beach council meeting asking that the council not support the petition.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Fencing requirements, life jacket regulations, lifeguard standards, and safe natural-water designations and other related laws and regulations are proven strategies to reduce drowning deaths.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 23 May 2026
In the upcoming Baywatch reboot, Mitchell plays Trina, a lawyer who leaves a big firm to become a full-time lifeguard, per The Hollywood Reporter.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
But, Casey Parlette, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard and commercial diver, who now sculpts marine and other wildlife and exhibits at the Festival of Arts, was among more than a dozen at the Laguna Beach council meeting asking that the council not support the petition.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Fencing requirements, life jacket regulations, lifeguard standards, and safe natural-water designations and other related laws and regulations are proven strategies to reduce drowning deaths.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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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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