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security guard

noun

: a person whose job is to guard a place (such as a store or museum) and make sure the people and things in it are not harmed

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Those inside were alerted only when a security guard knocked on their door, former district councilor Herman Yiu Kwan-ho said, according to the newspaper. Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025 Tawhedi worked for the CIA as a security guard as NBC News also first reported. Nbc News, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025 As the events unfolded, Larry Rusch, a private security guard who lives in the area, heard the commotion outside his home and went out to discover approximately 40 vehicles speeding through the street, according to The New York Post. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025 Residents said cars were doing donuts and fireworks were set off, adding when a private security guard put a vehicle in the middle of the intersection to stop it all, the group set the car on fire. Alice Gainer, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for security guard

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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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