Lifesaver definition

līfsāvər
lifesavers
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One that saves a life.
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One that provides help in a crisis or emergency.
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A person or thing that saves people from drowning, as a lifeguard.
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(informal) A person or thing that gives aid in time of need.
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A life preserver shaped like a ring.
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Someone or something that saves lives.

My dad loves his job as a surf lifesaver. Paramedics are not just ordinary workers, but lifesavers with a very important job.

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(figuratively) Someone or something that is very useful or helpful.

Thank you so much for fixing my car; you're a real lifesaver! This shop is a lifesaver on a hot day when you're craving a cold drink.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
lifesaver
Plural:
lifesavers

Lifesaver Sentence Examples

  • The water-breather worked, but the lifesaver was slow to inflate.

  • And then there is the campus shop - a real lifesaver for daily food and household essentials.

  • This little lifesaver will have the creative juices flowing in no time.

  • He had a lean athletic body, like a surf lifesaver, but without the suntan.

  • Free digital scrapbooking paper is a lifesaver for the thrifty scrapbooker.

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