crossing guard

noun

1. an auxiliary police officer, community volunteer, etc., who directs traffic and assists children in crossing a street near a school.

Example Sentences

He held up his hand like a school crossing guard.

From Literature

Ray Meeks regularly wears a black mask with his green cap and fluorescent jacket as he works as a crossing guard at a busy intersection in Maplewood, New Jersey.

From Washington Times

Over the years, in between caring for her daughter, Ms. Williams has worked in a day care center, at a bank, and as a crossing guard.

From New York Times

As a girl in New York City in the 1930s and ’40s, Bernice "Bunny" Sandler wasn’t allowed to be a school crossing guard—only the boys at her school could do that.

From National Geographic Kids

The money Seattle Public Schools takes in from the violations funds the district’s crossing guard salaries.

From Seattle Times