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

After a year in college and work as a lifeguard, Ewing turned to acting and made his onscreen debut in an uncredited role in the 1964 film Ensign Pulver, where his character stuck a beer bottle in a duck’s mouth. —Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026

Pool and beach attendants are readily available for any questions, and lifeguards keep watch on the resort’s coastline. —Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026

The award is the highest honor the organization gives to a bystander who is not a lifeguard or first responder. —Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026

Wheelchair-accessible ramps and pathways are located throughout the resort, and beach wheelchairs can be borrowed at the Coronado lifeguard station. —Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 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