lifesaving

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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

Related forms:

lifesaving, adjective, noun

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life·sav·er (līf'sā'vər)

One that saves a life.
See lifeguard.
One that provides help in a crisis or emergency.
A life preserver shaped like a ring.

life'sav'ing n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ¹life·sav·ing
Pronunciation: 'lIf-"sA-vi[ng]
Function: adjective
: designed for or used in saving lives<lifesaving drugs>

Main Entry: ²lifesaving
Function: noun
: the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons

Encyclopedia

lifesaving

any activity related to the saving of life in cases of drowning, shipwreck, and other accidents on or in the water and to the prevention of drowning in general.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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