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

Examples of lifeguard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officials are urging people to swim where lifeguards are on duty. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates. — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Eternally grateful, Abel swiftly moved the Cuban lifeguard to Yucatán and placed him in a cushy corporate post at one of his companies. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Children receive activity books in every restaurant and on arrival, following the adventures of Benny the elephant around Paris, and dive toys from the lifeguard downstairs at the Sense, A Rosewood Spa pool, which is lit from above by a skylight. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lifeguard

• bodyguard
• boulevard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard

Kids Definition

lifeguard

noun

life·​guard ˈlīf-ˌgärd 

: a usually expert swimmer employed at a beach or swimming pool to protect swimmers from drowning