lifesaver
[lahyf-sey-ver]
- a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- a person or thing that saves a person, as from a difficult situation or critical moment: That money was a lifesaver.
- Chiefly British. a lifeguard.
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Origin of lifesaver
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Contemporary Examples
Life-saving vaccines for those illnesses and others are—without enough medical workers to disburse them—going unused.
Now, one company is trying to minimize the potential danger of these (often necessary and life-saving) machines.
Only she can make hetersoexuality sound like a life-saving elixir that I need to inject directly into my veins.
But then Looking suddenly discovered the life-saving qualities of tension, plot, and the power of a good love triangle.
The broader question is what is the proper cost of life-saving pharmaceuticals?
Historical Examples
That certainly would be a life-saving law, if he could only get it passed.
Sure Pop and the Safety ScoutsRoy Rutherford Bailey
An incident there set him dreaming of the life-saving systems on great waters.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
His stories of wrecks and life-saving were well told and Galusha enjoyed them.
Galusha the MagnificentJoseph C. Lincoln
"I should like to be at the life-saving station when they land," said Ralph.
Cap'n EriJoseph Crosby Lincoln
It is now a charity-school, a lighthouse, and a life-saving station.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
life-saving
- acting to save a person's life
- informal giving help in time of need
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- the practice or techniques of saving people's lives
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