security guard
noun
: a person whose job is to guard a place (such as a store or museum) and make sure the people and things in it are not harmed
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The only sign of life came from a security guard, standing at the back door.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 7 July 2025
Pace said that at least two of the victims are in critical condition, including an apparent security guard who was shot in the face.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
After the discovery on Sept. 2, 2022, an Enbridge security guard contacted the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Eddie Garcia, a former InterContinental Hotel security guard, testified that Combs gave him a brown paper bag containing $100,000 in cash for the video.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 7 July 2025
Pace said that at least two of the victims are in critical condition, including an apparent security guard who was shot in the face.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
After the discovery on Sept. 2, 2022, an Enbridge security guard contacted the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Eddie Garcia, a former InterContinental Hotel security guard, testified that Combs gave him a brown paper bag containing $100,000 in cash for the video.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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