lifeguard

noun

life·​guard ˈlīf-ˌgärd How to pronounce lifeguard (audio)
: a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifeguard intransitive verb

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Beyond school, Elisha further spreads his light by volunteering with a local church group on a weekly basis and by serving the community as a lifeguard for the city of Phoenix during the summer. Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024 Born in Los Angeles, Newman made his acting debut as a lifeguard on Baywatch in 1989. EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 The lifeguards who serve as our heroes are stationed on the North Shore of O’ahu, a place with stunning scenery and, more intriguingly, a host of knotty local issues specific to a geographically remote tourism hotspot. Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024 Other actors splash the tarp with bowls of water to keep it slick, and another, outfitted like a lifeguard, stands on ground level in front of the stage, ready to keep Lewis and Palekar from shooting into the audience. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lifeguard 

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lifeguard was in 1893

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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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lifeguard

noun
life·​guard ˈlīf-ˌgärd How to pronounce lifeguard (audio)
: a usually expert swimmer employed at a beach or swimming pool to protect swimmers from drowning

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