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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Instead, the group was confronted by a security guard who fired at least one shot at some of them, prompting all the suspects to flee in the vehicles.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The outburst comes as Cardi wrapped up a lawsuit filed by a former security guard who accused her of assault outside a Beverly Hills OB-GYN’s office in 2018.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Turner, 34, a security guard, pleaded guilty in March to felony murder.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
One of her latest viral moments stemmed from the trial for a $24 million civil case, where Beverly Hills security guard Emani Ellis accused the rapper of assault in 2018.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The outburst comes as Cardi wrapped up a lawsuit filed by a former security guard who accused her of assault outside a Beverly Hills OB-GYN’s office in 2018.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Turner, 34, a security guard, pleaded guilty in March to felony murder.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
One of her latest viral moments stemmed from the trial for a $24 million civil case, where Beverly Hills security guard Emani Ellis accused the rapper of assault in 2018.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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