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lifesaver
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lifesaver has 2 senses
- lifesaver(n = noun.person) lifeguard - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents; Array is a kind of attendant, attender, tender
- lifesaver(n = noun.artifact) life belt, life buoy, life ring - a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material; Array has particulars: breeches buoy
is a kind of flotation device, life preserver, preserver
THESAURUS
lifesaver
Audubon Society, National Wildlife Service, Sierra Club, air warden, air-sea rescue, attendant, caretaker, castellan, coast guard, conservationist, conservator, curator, custodian, deliverer, forest ranger, game warden, gamekeeper, governor, guardian, guardian angel, janitor, keeper, lifeboat, lifeguard, next friend, preservationist, preserver, prochein ami, ranger, rescuer, safekeeper, saver, savior, shepherd, steward, taxidermist, warden, warder
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