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life saver

life saver is the alternative spelling of lifesaver.

Meaning of lifesaver

Noun

lifesaver (plural lifesavers)

  1. A lifeguard or other rescuer.
    • My dad loves his job as a surf lifesaver.
  2. A life buoy.
    • They threw him a lifesaver and then hauled him up onto the boat.
  3. Any lifesaving tool or item of supplies.
    • When I got lost in the woods, my Swiss Army knife was a lifesaver.
  4. (figuratively) Someone or something that is very useful or helpful.
    • Thank you so much for fixing my car; you're a real lifesaver!
    Synonyms:
    boon, godsend

Forms of life saver

plurallife savers

Questions about life saver

What is life saver the alternative spelling of?
Life saver is the alternative spelling of lifesaver.

Words near life saver in the dictionary

  1. life rights
  2. life ring
  3. life rings
  4. life rocket
  5. life rockets
  6. life saver
  7. life savers
  8. life savings
  9. life school
  10. life schools
  11. life science

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Adapted from Wiktionary: life saver (page history and authors); lifesaver (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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