security guard
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1.3
- noun
- /sɪˈkjʊrɪti ɡɑrd/
:
guardia de seguridad
- I'm a security guard.
- a private security guard
- security guards keep watch
- security guards in stores
He's rejected by a security guard named Stanley.
- He's rejected by a security guard named Stanley.
- And I run into the security guard out in the stacks.
- He was he, he is a security guard at a hospital.
- And the housekeepers and security guards were told to spy on them by the CEO.
- He's like, so I walk over to him and then the security guard puts me in handcuffs.
- He used to be, but now he became a personal security guard.
- I have been given stern words and side eye from many a museum security guard.
- Till she's sitting there, a security guard comes up and knocks on her window.
- So for example there were security guards making close to minimum wage that had non competes.
- But they, they shot the security guard from a cross where we were SAT.
Examples
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I've learned that security guards are very important.
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Nolan is a security guard at the lumberyard.
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Is this my security guard for the evening?
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Then I was told that somebody saw a security guard throw it into the crowd.
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Get me the security guard.
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And so there was a security guard directing the flow of traffic.
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The size of the crowd makes it impossible for security guards to get them to come down.
Academic text (2003) -
How long you been the security guard, Justine?
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The gunmen shot and wounded the professor and a security guard working for the paper.
Academic text (2009) -
The security guard checked everyone's ID before allowing them into the building.
Synonyms
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1.2
A person whose job is to protect people or property
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2.8
A person who looks after and protects someone or their things
142
2.8
A person who goes with and protects an important person from danger
106
1.2
A person who stands at a building entrance to greet visitors and check who can enter
89
3.9
A person who watches a place or people to keep them safe
88
3.7
A person who watches and warns others about danger
31
7.4
A person who watches a place to warn others of danger
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4.1
A person who guards a building or land, usually at night
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6.0
A soldier who stands watch to guard a place
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4.3
A person who guards a building entrance and checks visitors
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3.2
A person who guards a place at night
6
6.8
A person who stays with someone to protect and watch them
4
3.6
A person who checks an area regularly to keep it safe
2
1.7
A person who protects a bank and its customers
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2.8
A person who guards a building entrance and controls who can enter
1
2.5
A person who stands at an entrance to check people entering
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6.9
A person who looks after and guards a place at night
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5.1
A man who watches for danger or police and warns others
A person who guards a gate and controls who goes in and out
A woman who guards a building at night
A woman who guards a building or area, often at night
A person who guards a bridge or controls who can enter a place
A person who watches a dock to stop theft and keep it safe
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person employed to protect property, people, or premises' is transparently derived from 'security' (protection measures) + 'guard' (a person who guards). This noun+noun agent construction is a straightforward compositional pattern found across languages and standard in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Security guard comes from two simple words: security meaning 'safety' and guard meaning 'a person who watches'. So a security guard is someone who stands watch at a door or on a walk to keep people and places safe.