lifeguard
an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
to work as a lifeguard.
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How to use lifeguard in a sentence
Because there are no lifeguards or staff required to operate a public pool.
How an education spending law may help keep this pool closed to the public | Perry Stein | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostThe city estimates it costs around $450,000 annually to pay for lifeguards and staff necessary to operate the public pool.
How an education spending law may help keep this pool closed to the public | Perry Stein | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostNorth Lake has a swimming area, beach, and lifeguard, plus canoe and kayak rentals.
I tried to reach lifeguard officials Monday but they didn’t immediately answer their phone or email.
Environment Report: A Brief, Fiery Investigation of Beach Bonfire Rules | MacKenzie Elmer | May 10, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe funds he used to do it included money he had earned working as a lifeguard.
Bernie Madoff, Financier Who Operated the Largest Ponzi Scheme in History, Dies | Katy Steinmetz | April 14, 2021 | Time
The Babe showed up, too, arriving late, as usual, and looking tanned as a lifeguard.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address | Ray Robinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPunctuating the sand from end to end, postos are the permanent lifeguard stands that act like beacons.
The Girl From Ipanema Is Not Alone: Rio’s Famous Beach Is A Rich, Cultural Kaleidoscope | Brandon Presser | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a pothead, a devotee of hip hop, a lifeguard, a high school wrestler, an aspiring dentist.
He was a pothead, a devotee of hip-hop, a lifeguard, a high-school wrestler, an aspiring dentist.
She also loved holidays, and had planned on being a zombie lifeguard on Halloween.
A Tearful Goodbye to Colorado Kidnap Victim Jessica Ridgeway | Christine Pelisek | October 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSo he dismissed them to Westminster under the escort of his own lifeguard.
Monk | Julian CorbettAnd, in any case, there was a lifeguard in a boat just off shore and another patrolling the sands.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island | Margaret PenroseThe raft chanced to be deserted, nor were there any swimmers between her and the boat of the lifeguard beyond the raft.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island | Margaret PenroseShe thought the lifeguard was hurrying to the raft to meet Amy and herself if they won the race.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island | Margaret PenroseThe lifeguard drove his boat around the end of the raft toward the gray, sail-like object which had so startled them all.
The Campfire Girls on Station Island | Margaret Penrose
British Dictionary definitions for lifeguard
/ (ˈlaɪfˌɡɑːd) /
a person present at a beach or pool to guard people against the risk of drowning: Also called: life-saver
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