security guard

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security guard

A person hired by a private organization to guard a physical plant and maintain order.

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security guard

a person employed to protect buildings, people, etc, and to collect and deliver large sums of money

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Noun

security guard - a guard who keeps watch

watchman, watcher

private security force, security force - a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry

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

guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone

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

Translations

حَارِسُ الأَمْن

bezpečnostní služba

sikkerhedsvagt

vartija

čuvar osiguranja

警備員

보안 감시인

varnostnik

säkerhetsvakt

ผู้คุ้มกันความปลอดภัย

güvenlik görevlisi

bảo vệ

保安员

security guard

n → guardia giurata

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

security guard

→ حَارِسُ الأَمْن bezpečnostní služba sikkerhedsvagt Wächter φύλακας ασφάλειας guardia de seguridad vartija garde čuvar osiguranja guardia giurata 警備員 보안 감시인 veiligheidsagent sikkerhetsvakt ochroniarz guarda de segurança охранник säkerhetsvakt ผู้คุ้มกันความปลอดภัย güvenlik görevlisi bảo vệ 保安员

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Synopsis: A security guard (also known as a security officer or protective agent) is a person employed by a public or private party to protect the employing party's assets (property, people, equipment, money, etc.) from a variety of hazards (such as waste, damaged property, unsafe worker behavior, criminal activity such as theft, etc.) by using preventative measures.