lifeguard
noun [C] /ˈlaɪf.ɡɑːd/
/-ɡɑːrd/ Definition
› a person on a beach or at a swimming pool whose job is to make certain that the swimmers are safe and save them if they are in dangerPreserving and savingDefending and protectingEmergency services in general
(Definition of lifeguard noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a knight in shining armour idiom
- conserve verb
- deliver verb (SAVE)
- guardian angel noun
- keep sth up phrasal verb
- life-saver noun (WATER)
- life-saving noun
- maintain verb (KEEP IN GOOD CONDITION)
- pluck verb (REMOVE)
- reclaim verb
- recycled adjective
- salvage verb
- salvation noun
- save sb's bacon/neck idiom
- save verb (MAKE SAFE)
- save your own skin/hide idiom
- saved by the bell idiom
- saviour noun
- spare verb (AVOID)
- sustain verb (CONTINUE)
Topic:
Preserving and saving
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