life guard

[lahyf-gahrd]

life·guard

[lahyf-gahrd]
noun
1.
an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
verb (used without object)
2.
to work as a lifeguard.

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Origin:
1640–50; life + guard
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