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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Last month, Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick, who played a delightfully dreadful security guard named Jack Birdbath in Patriot, died.
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Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
The security guard then tied the student's wrists behind them using one of the socks, the teacher said.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
But in recent weeks, the show has quietly added a real-life security guard out front — uniformed, if not visibly armed.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Smolen — whose athletic background included the sport the English call football, the sport Americans call football, and the sport both countries refer to as flag football — was a retail-store security guard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
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Claire McNear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
The security guard then tied the student's wrists behind them using one of the socks, the teacher said.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
But in recent weeks, the show has quietly added a real-life security guard out front — uniformed, if not visibly armed.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Smolen — whose athletic background included the sport the English call football, the sport Americans call football, and the sport both countries refer to as flag football — was a retail-store security guard.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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