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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In addition to Truelove’s arrest, a security guard was fired following the incident. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 But things got tricky after her adoptive father returned home from working in Saudi Arabia and could only find a low-paying job as a security guard. Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026 Big Uncle, a middle-aged security guard at a downtown bank, peeked into the kitchen. Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 On Thursday, a man named Andrew Truelove allegedly snuck past a security guard on the Today show set and made his way toward the co-hosts in search of Today’s Al Roker, who was not on-screen at the time. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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