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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First responders, including lifeguards and other local emergency personnel, were able to bring the man back to shore despite the challenges of the rocky coastline.
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Stretching from Choctawhatchee Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, Santa Rosa Beach offers easy public beach access points with parking, restrooms, and seasonal lifeguards.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The lifeguard pursued me in a gray metal dinghy with a bullhorn, ordering me out of the water and yanking me up over the side of his boat.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Zero Drownings Miami-Dade aims to bring in additional schools, pools, lifeguards, trainers, partners and transportation to make swim instruction more accessible.
—Alexandra Phelps
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Stretching from Choctawhatchee Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, Santa Rosa Beach offers easy public beach access points with parking, restrooms, and seasonal lifeguards.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The lifeguard pursued me in a gray metal dinghy with a bullhorn, ordering me out of the water and yanking me up over the side of his boat.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Zero Drownings Miami-Dade aims to bring in additional schools, pools, lifeguards, trainers, partners and transportation to make swim instruction more accessible.
—Alexandra Phelps
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 19 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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