security guard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of security guard
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Eventually he finds a security guard and asks, “How fast can you get the cops here?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Pro-Becerra attendees grabbed the fliers and told the men to go away, prompting a security guard to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Former Chelsea and Arsenal player Jorginho has issued a statement saying pop singer Chappell Roan was not involved in an incident in which a security guard reduced his daughter to tears.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
A security guard told her the agency wasn’t doing in-person interviews, so she headed to a food bank instead.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Unless the template had been altered, fifty NPC Tyrell security guard replicants would be standing between me and my destination.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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