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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Walter Gino Antonio became the final victim Antonio, 61, a security guard and Brevard County reserve deputy, was found along a remote Dixie County road wearing only socks.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
And as federal agents and local police wrongly focussed on Richard Jewell, a security guard who had spotted the suspicious package and should have been hailed as a hero, the real bomber disappeared.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Ostermann, the security guard, is currently paying $198 a month for his Obamacare plan.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Washington and McPherson were accused of planning the shooting after a security guard put his hands on Washington’s daughter and she was kicked out of the club.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
And as federal agents and local police wrongly focussed on Richard Jewell, a security guard who had spotted the suspicious package and should have been hailed as a hero, the real bomber disappeared.
—John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Ostermann, the security guard, is currently paying $198 a month for his Obamacare plan.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Washington and McPherson were accused of planning the shooting after a security guard put his hands on Washington’s daughter and she was kicked out of the club.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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