crossing guard

noun

1. an auxiliary police officer, community volunteer, etc., who directs traffic and assists children in crossing a street near a school.

Example Sentences

“I want to protect the women of our country,” he insisted, dressed in a reflective jacket that made him look like a crossing guard.

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There was the school crossing guard who nicknamed her morenita, little brown girl.

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He held up his hand like a school crossing guard.

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Ray Meeks regularly wears a black mask with his green cap and fluorescent jacket as he works as a crossing guard at a busy intersection in Maplewood, New Jersey.

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Over the years, in between caring for her daughter, Ms. Williams has worked in a day care center, at a bank, and as a crossing guard.

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