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 verdict mentioned in the advertisement was awarded in November by a Tarrant County jury who found that a man suffered severe brain injuries when a security guard at a Texas Live!
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
At least security guard Gaitok will not report on the connection between Valentin and his childhood friends from Vladivostok.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s a security guard at a station in the lobby, with a series of screens that offer diverse views of the building—the pool, the gym, the rear entrance, the parking garage, the roof.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But from week to week, the front gate security guard Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) has been moving closer to the heart of the plot.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
At least security guard Gaitok will not report on the connection between Valentin and his childhood friends from Vladivostok.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s a security guard at a station in the lobby, with a series of screens that offer diverse views of the building—the pool, the gym, the rear entrance, the parking garage, the roof.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But from week to week, the front gate security guard Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) has been moving closer to the heart of the plot.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Security guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20guard. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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