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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Swimming is permitted only on the Atlantic side south of the jetty due to strong currents, and there are no lifeguards, so take beach flag warnings seriously.
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Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Shark Lab researchers and lifeguards would have to take expensive helicopter flights to spot sharks off the coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
But Jessica Alba is like our own little personal lifeguard, here to save the day.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
During peak times of the day and over the weekends in the summer, the city expects to have 49 lifeguards working in the La Jolla area, Maher said.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026
Shark Lab researchers and lifeguards would have to take expensive helicopter flights to spot sharks off the coast.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
But Jessica Alba is like our own little personal lifeguard, here to save the day.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
During peak times of the day and over the weekends in the summer, the city expects to have 49 lifeguards working in the La Jolla area, Maher said.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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