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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An inspector general’s report on her alleged misconduct was forthcoming before The New York Post first exposed a whistleblower’s complaint about alleged drinking during office hours, creating a hostile work environment and an affair with a security guard.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
The driver hit a pole, which then hit a school security guard, who was rushed to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in critical condition.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The story begins on the night of July 22, 2022, when Watkins, a security guard and father of four, was shot and crashed his Hyundai on the 8200 block of E Street in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Anoosh Chaichy, a security guard and fitness enthusiast from north London, has now been revealed as the injured man in his 50s, UK newspapers The Standard, Manchester Evening News and the Daily Mail reported, citing police charges.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
The driver hit a pole, which then hit a school security guard, who was rushed to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in critical condition.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The story begins on the night of July 22, 2022, when Watkins, a security guard and father of four, was shot and crashed his Hyundai on the 8200 block of E Street in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Anoosh Chaichy, a security guard and fitness enthusiast from north London, has now been revealed as the injured man in his 50s, UK newspapers The Standard, Manchester Evening News and the Daily Mail reported, citing police charges.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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