security guard

American  

noun

1. a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.

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security guard British  

noun

1. a person employed to protect buildings, people, etc, and to collect and deliver large sums of money

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Etymology

Origin of security guard

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

When Mark Zuckerberg testified, after being escorted into the courthouse surrounded by four personal security guards, he repeated many times that his company has always had a policy prohibiting users under the age of 13.

From BBC

A security guard was being treated for injuries and was expected to recover, law enforcement said.

From BBC

When the Iranian security guards realized that five players had left, they ran out to chase them, according to Kordrostami, who filmed them leaving.

From The Wall Street Journal

Doris Etheart, who runs a Caribbean foods store in New York, said a couple of cousins who arrived in 2024 were dismissed from their jobs as security guards.

From Barron's

Saxon alleged that while working as a security guard on the property, he was forced to sleep on the floor and was fired in November 2021 for failing to comply with Ye’s “dangerous requests.”

From Los Angeles Times

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