: a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifeguard intransitive verb

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But even if the event is moved outside that window, special event permits are doled out by lottery and require approval from city lifeguards and the Mission Bay Park Committee. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 The positions available at Valleyfair span a wide range of roles, including ride operators, food and beverage associates, lifeguards and aquatics personnel, security officers, and specialized jobs like EMTs and mechanics. Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 Thanks to a lifeguard’s quick action and immediate CPR, I was saved. Cullen Jones, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025 Maureen Cronin — a 53-year-old lifeguard from Long Island — began teaching private swimming lessons to children in June 2024. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lifeguard

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lifeguard was in 1893

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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

: a usually expert swimmer employed at a beach or swimming pool to protect swimmers from drowning

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