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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This led to his breakout role in 2019 as heroic security guard Richard Jewell in Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell.
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Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
But when a Texas court found the younger Sanders liable for $11.89 million for an altercation with a security guard when the Buffs safety was just 15 years old, Team Deion’s books looked nothing like the estimates.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Harvey Guillén offers his voice for Odie’s noises, and the rest of the voice cast (Nicholas Hoult as Jon, Cecily Strong as a Midwestern security guard named Marge) round out the world.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
The only person so far charged in the case is a 71-year-old amateur poet, former coal mine worker, stone mason and supermarket security guard.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The most infamous incident was the 2012 shooting death of South Florida teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford by security guard George Zimmerman.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Three people were hit, including one security guard who was hit in the eye and required minor surgery, Nicholes said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
The security guard was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and remains hospitalized in serious condition, Krawczyk said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 May 2024
As the bottle hit him, Djokovic grabbed his head and fell to the floor, before he was tended to by a security guard in Foro Italico, where the Open took place.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 2 June 2024
But when a Texas court found the younger Sanders liable for $11.89 million for an altercation with a security guard when the Buffs safety was just 15 years old, Team Deion’s books looked nothing like the estimates.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
Harvey Guillén offers his voice for Odie’s noises, and the rest of the voice cast (Nicholas Hoult as Jon, Cecily Strong as a Midwestern security guard named Marge) round out the world.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
The only person so far charged in the case is a 71-year-old amateur poet, former coal mine worker, stone mason and supermarket security guard.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 19 May 2024
The most infamous incident was the 2012 shooting death of South Florida teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford by security guard George Zimmerman.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
Three people were hit, including one security guard who was hit in the eye and required minor surgery, Nicholes said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
The security guard was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and remains hospitalized in serious condition, Krawczyk said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 May 2024
As the bottle hit him, Djokovic grabbed his head and fell to the floor, before he was tended to by a security guard in Foro Italico, where the Open took place.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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