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

She said it potentially added "the role of security guard to teachers who are trying to build relationships with young people".

From BBC

At one point I’m walking down the corridor and you have Emma Stone or people walking by looking at the security guard dogs.

From Los Angeles Times

His son, Ali, said he worked as a security guard at the plant but left in 2020 with severe bronchitis.

From Barron's

"I'm not a hypocrite. I'm the breadwinner, earning my living there for my wife and children," Sopian Suputra, who works as a security guard at the plant, said.

From Barron's

"They spread like a virus," security guard Princess Thoko Mlangeni, 33, told AFP outside her tin‑shack home overlooking the field, recalling how they first appeared on February  8.

From Barron's

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