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

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Etymology

Origin of security guard

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

security guard

When a security guard told them to stop, one man cried: "I love you, Bukangi!"

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The security guard is set to receive a Pride of Britain Award, and told the paper that he thought he was going to die in the attack.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ford Motor’s assembly plant in Hermosillo, Mexico churns out over 300,000 pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles a year, employing 4,300 workers and a security guard known as “El Charro.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Patrolling the skies above the 12.1-million-square-foot facility, the flying security guard has logged over 300 flights and reduced bird activity by 80%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

He looked like a security guard, and Shadow said so.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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