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 incident began shortly after the officers received a report of a man causing a disturbance at the bar and allegedly biting a security guard.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Front-desk employees at those other properties, who were not predominantly African American in number, could call upon a 24-hour, on-site security guard, Hart said.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The prison guard, a married father of five, had previously worked as a mall security guard, volunteered as an auxiliary sheriff’s deputy and drove a propane truck before taking the job at Corrections Corp.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Bryan Kirkwood, a security guard hired to protect homes from looters, was shocked to see the home torn apart.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Front-desk employees at those other properties, who were not predominantly African American in number, could call upon a 24-hour, on-site security guard, Hart said.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The prison guard, a married father of five, had previously worked as a mall security guard, volunteered as an auxiliary sheriff’s deputy and drove a propane truck before taking the job at Corrections Corp.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Bryan Kirkwood, a security guard hired to protect homes from looters, was shocked to see the home torn apart.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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