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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The security guard in Sacramento accepted the letter but did not let the volunteers inside the building.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
While a security guard protected the property, a repairer worked on the CVS store on the corner of 7th and Spring streets in downtown Los Angeles after several nights of rioting.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Eat at Burger King, terrorize the security guard — one cup of soda with 20 skaters sharing it.
—Alex Corporan, Curbed, 12 June 2025
Willem Dafoe as Rat in Fantastic Mr. Fox Willem Dafoe has delicious fun voicing Rat, the sinister security guard who menaces Fox and his cohorts.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
While a security guard protected the property, a repairer worked on the CVS store on the corner of 7th and Spring streets in downtown Los Angeles after several nights of rioting.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Eat at Burger King, terrorize the security guard — one cup of soda with 20 skaters sharing it.
—Alex Corporan, Curbed, 12 June 2025
Willem Dafoe as Rat in Fantastic Mr. Fox Willem Dafoe has delicious fun voicing Rat, the sinister security guard who menaces Fox and his cohorts.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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