security guard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of security guard
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Goldsmith even hired a security guard to secure the public picnic bench beginning at 7 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The statement did clarify which of the victims was the security guard.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 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
Two victims - a mother who saved her baby in her dying moments and a security guard who was fatally stabbed on his first day shift - will receive posthumous awards.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The security guard did nothing but nod at her curtly as she passed him by on the stairs.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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