security guard

/səˌkjʊrədi gɑrd/

/səˈkjʊərɪti gɑd/

Other forms: security guards

Definitions of security guard

1. noun

   a guard who keeps watch
   synonyms: watcher, watchman

   types:

   bank guard

   a security guard at a bank

   fire watcher

   (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air

   lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch

   a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

   night watchman

   a watchman who works during the night

   patroller

   someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area

   port watcher, portwatcher

   a watchman on a wharf

   type of:

   guard

   a person who keeps watch over something or someone