lifeguard
noun
life·guard
ˈlīf-ˌgärd 
: a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifeguard
intransitive verb
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Angry shorebirds defending their nests have also attacked drones deployed by city officials to alert lifeguards to sharks and struggling swimmers.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
No lifeguards currently staff any public beaches, and swimming is not permitted until the next season begins on Memorial Day weekend.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Harbor Patrol deputies and lifeguards rushed to the boat and pulled five people, including one child and the boat’s captain, out of the water, authorities said.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Incredibly, the lifeguard happened to be the nearest boater when a Coast Guard airplane crew spotted the missing boy.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
No lifeguards currently staff any public beaches, and swimming is not permitted until the next season begins on Memorial Day weekend.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2024
Harbor Patrol deputies and lifeguards rushed to the boat and pulled five people, including one child and the boat’s captain, out of the water, authorities said.
—Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Incredibly, the lifeguard happened to be the nearest boater when a Coast Guard airplane crew spotted the missing boy.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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lifeguard
noun
life·guard
ˈlīf-ˌgärd
: a usually expert swimmer employed at a beach or swimming pool to protect swimmers from drowning
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