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In some senses, lifesaver is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
Someone or something that saves lives.
My dad loves his job as a surf lifesaver.
Paramedics are not just ordinary workers but lifesavers with a very important job.
Someone or something that saves lives.
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.
Someone or something that saves lives.
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]
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.