lifeguard

noun

life·​guard ˈlīf-ˌgärd How to pronounce lifeguard (audio)
: a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifeguard intransitive verb

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The 12-episode reboot, which is produced by Fremantle and Fox Entertainment, sees a new cast of lifeguards don the red bathing suits including Amell, Brooks Nader and Shay Mitchell. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 In the reboot, Hobie Buchannon’s daughter returns to his life and wants to follow in her dad’s footsteps and train as a lifeguard in one of the most important beach jobs in the world. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 The yellow house on Seaside Walk began to collapse Sunday morning, according to two Long Beach Fire Department lifeguards. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 The victim reportedly called his girlfriend, a retired lifeguard, who helped him from the boat, assisted him onshore and called for emergency responders. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifeguard

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First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lifeguard was in 1893

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lifeguard

noun
life·​guard ˈlīf-ˌgärd How to pronounce lifeguard (audio)
: a usually expert swimmer employed at a beach or swimming pool to protect swimmers from drowning
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