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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Remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
At least two of the boaters — a former lifeguard and a nurse — administered CPR to Lucy, who had been trapped under Pino’s boat and was unconscious.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Tom Cantrell, who oversees lifeguards along the South Laguna beaches and who was also there during the rescue of the woman at Treasure Island.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Carlsbad beach lifeguards have used the gate to patrol the North Beach area for several years.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
At least two of the boaters — a former lifeguard and a nurse — administered CPR to Lucy, who had been trapped under Pino’s boat and was unconscious.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Tom Cantrell, who oversees lifeguards along the South Laguna beaches and who was also there during the rescue of the woman at Treasure Island.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Carlsbad beach lifeguards have used the gate to patrol the North Beach area for several years.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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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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