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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLife-Saver
/ˈlaɪfˌseɪ.vər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that saves someone from danger or difficulty.
"The quick response of the lifeguard was a true life-saver during the emergency." - 2
A device or object designed to prevent drowning or to assist in rescue operations.
"The life-saver was thrown to the swimmer struggling in the water."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'life-saver' combines 'life', derived from Old English 'līf', meaning 'existence' or 'living being', and 'saver', from the Latin 'salvator', meaning 'rescuer'. The phrase evolved in the 19th century to denote someone or something that saves lives.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Life-Saver" is said worldwide
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sauveur
Transliteration: so-vur
"Le sauveteur a sauvé la vie de l'enfant."
Lebensretter
Transliteration: le-bens-re-ter
"Der Lebensretter hat das Kind aus dem Wasser gezogen."
salvatore
Transliteration: sal-va-to-re
"Il salvatore ha rischiato la vita per aiutare il naufrago."
salvador
Transliteration: sal-va-dor
"El salvador rescató a la persona del agua."
salvador
Transliteration: sal-va-dor
"O salvador ajudou a pessoa a sair da água."
जीवन रक्षक
Transliteration: jeevan rakshak
"जीवन रक्षक ने डूबते व्यक्ति को बचाया।"
救生员
Transliteration: jiùshēngyuán
"救生员及时救了落水者。"
구조자
Transliteration: gujoja
"구조자가 물에 빠진 사람을 구했습니다."
救助者
Transliteration: kyūjosha
"救助者が水に落ちた人を助けました。"
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