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SECURITY GUARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A guard who keeps watch
Synonyms:
security guard; watcher; watchman
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("security guard" is a kind of...):
guard (a person who keeps watch over something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "security guard"):
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)
Holonyms ("security guard" is a member of...):
private security force; security force (a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry)
