security guard

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security guard

noun security guards

  1. A person who is employed to provide security for people or property. Haz sits in the trailer for 10 hours straight, eyes trained on the patrons. If he sees the makings of a drug deal or a fight, he notifies the club’s in-house security by walkie-talkie. It amazes him how indiscreet drug dealers can be—with the bulges in their socks and their melodramatic handovers—de

    Similar: security officer

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noun person employed to provide security

Españolvigilante de seguridad, guardia de seguridad, vigilante jurado, segurata, wáchiman, wachiman
한국어경비원 gyeongbiwon
日本語ガードマン gādoman, 警備員 keibiin
中文警衛 /警卫 jǐngwèi, 保安員 /保安员 bǎo'ānyuán
Portuguêsvigilante de segurança
Françaisagent de sécurité
DeutschSicherheitsbeamter, Sicherheitsbediensteter, Sicherheitsmann
Italianoguardia giurata
Ελληνικάφύλακας ασφαλείας fýlakas asfaleías, φύλακας fýlakas
Românăagent de securitate, pază
Русскийохра́нник oxránnik
Tiếng Việtcảnh vệ, bảo vệ

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@misc{security_guard_2026,
  title = {security guard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/security%20guard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}