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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Bennett and a security guard from the club would bring 20-30 of the jackets that would be placed in a coffin-like cardboard box and pushed into a 2,400-degree oven. Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 Woodland, who recently revealed an ongoing battle against PTSD, has had an armed security guard in close proximity the entire tourney. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026 Though a fragile ceasefire enacted on April 7 paused the bombing of Iran, the plant was rocked by nearby missile strikes four times during the conflict, with one strike killing a security guard and damaging an outbuilding. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026 One day, Jaime is detained by a security guard at a shopping mall, and Matías must ask a stranger to pretend to be their father in order to help free him. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026 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 15 Apr. 2026.

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