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life⋅sav⋅er

[lahyf-sey-ver]
–noun
1. a person who rescues another from danger of death, esp. from drowning.
2. a person or thing that saves a person, as from a difficult situation or critical moment: That money was a lifesaver.
3. Chiefly British. a lifeguard.

Origin:
1880–85; life + saver


lifesaving, adjective, noun
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life·guard   (līf'gärd')   
n.  An expert swimmer trained and employed to watch over other swimmers, as at a beach or swimming pool. Also called lifesaver.
intr.v.   life·guard·ed, life·guard·ing, life·guards
To work or serve as a lifeguard.
life·sav·er   (līf'sā'vər)   
n.  
  1. One that saves a life.

  2. See lifeguard.

  3. One that provides help in a crisis or emergency.

  4. A life preserver shaped like a ring.

life'sav'ing n.
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