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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According to testimony from a hotel security guard, KK facilitated the sale of the surveillance footage showing the attack.
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Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Unfortunately for White and Moody, 19-year-old gals are the primary writers of fan fiction and being airlifted by your security guard is just a Wattpad story that writes itself.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The former assistant testified that Combs accused her of stealing diamond jewelry and had a security guard ransack her apartment looking for the items.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
Only four people living in the section of the building that fell and the security guard working the night shift in the lobby were able to escape during the seven-minute gap between the time the pool deck caved in and the middle and oceanfront sections of the tower came down.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Unfortunately for White and Moody, 19-year-old gals are the primary writers of fan fiction and being airlifted by your security guard is just a Wattpad story that writes itself.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The former assistant testified that Combs accused her of stealing diamond jewelry and had a security guard ransack her apartment looking for the items.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
Only four people living in the section of the building that fell and the security guard working the night shift in the lobby were able to escape during the seven-minute gap between the time the pool deck caved in and the middle and oceanfront sections of the tower came down.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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