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lifesaver

Syllables: life·saver/ˈlaɪfˌseɪvə/US/ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/

lifesaver noun: a lifeguard or other rescuer.

Noun

lifesaver (plural lifesavers)

  1. A lifeguard or other rescuer.
    • My dad loves his job as a surf lifesaver.
    • Paramedics are not just ordinary workers but lifesavers with a very important job.
  2. A life buoy.
    • They threw him a lifesaver and then hauled him up onto the boat.
    • Ms Rybicki began filming just as a second IRB drove out to the rogue boat, collecting the first lifesaver into the boat en route.2023 October 2, Emily Bissland, “Warrnambool beach evacuated as surf lifesaver is 'catapulted' from rogue inflatable rescue boat”, in Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. Any lifesaving tool or item of supplies.
    • When I got lost in the woods, my Swiss Army knife was a lifesaver.
    • Dexamethasone hailed as lifesaver for up to a million Covid patients worldwide [title]2021 March 23, Natalie Grover, Denis Campbell, “Dexamethasone hailed as lifesaver for up to a million Covid patients worldwide”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  4. (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.
    Synonyms:
    boon, godsend

lifesaver meaning in Telugu

lifesaver in Telugu

that saves lives
ప్రాణదాత prāṇadāta

Examples of lifesaver in a sentence

  • Now I know better." An all-in-one girdle is a lifesaver for women like Miss B.
  • And, if a patient is somehow pinned inside, an emergency push of the quench button can be a lifesaver.
  • To the lifesavers the surfies appeared self-indulgently radical; to surfies the lifeguards seemed subservient and conformist to authority.

All 13 example sentences with lifesaver

Synonyms of lifesaver

Forms of lifesaver

plurallifesavers
alternative formlife-saver
alternative formlife saver

Plural of lifesaver: lifesavers

Origin of lifesaver

From life + saver.

Questions about lifesaver

What does lifesaver mean?
Lifesaver means a lifeguard or other rescuer.
What is lifesaver in Telugu?
Lifesaver in Telugu is ప్రాణదాత (prāṇadāta). See Lifesaver meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is lifesaver?
Lifesaver is a noun.
How do you pronounce lifesaver?
Lifesaver is pronounced /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lifesaver?
The plural of lifesaver is lifesavers.

Words near lifesaver in the dictionary

  1. liferentrixes
  2. liferents
  3. liferoot
  4. lifers
  5. lifes
  6. lifesaver
  7. lifesavers
  8. lifesaving
  9. lifescape
  10. lifescapes
  11. lifeship

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