security guard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of security guard
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The statement did clarify which of the victims was the security guard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
Eventually he finds a security guard and asks, “How fast can you get the cops here?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Ammel’s husband, Matthew Ammel, was employed as a security guard for Sinema at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
He added that the security guard involved in the incident has "confirmed publicly that he was representing another artist at the hotel at the time".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“The security guard will recognize me. It has to be you. I’ve drawn you a map. The T. melvinus is in the freezer in my lab.”
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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