security guard

American  

noun

security guards plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• security guards
  plural

Etymology

Origin of security guard

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Hernan Gil was working his shift as a security guard in the basement of a building in Venezuela on the afternoon of June 24 when he felt the earth shake.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

Seated in an armchair, dressed in a blue hospital gown, with his left arm in a sling, the security guard said his faith sustained him during the harrowing hours.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

The security guard had been on duty in a small concrete booth in the basement of the parking lot adjacent to the Galerias Playa Grande mall in Catia La Mar when the twin quakes struck.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Indeed, the brand’s SoHo location in lower Manhattan was bustling last Friday as a security guard redirected shoppers away from the area in the back of the store where the fitting rooms were located.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Last Nathan had heard, Uncle Jet was working as a security guard at one of the casinos in Albuquerque.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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