life-saver

life-save

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahyf seyv]
- /laɪf seɪv/
- /laɪf ˈseɪ.vər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf seyv]
- /laɪf seɪv/

Definitions of life-saver word

noun life-saver a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning. 1
noun life-saver a person or thing that saves a person, as from a difficult situation or critical moment: That money was a lifesaver. 1
noun life-saver Chiefly British. a lifeguard. 1
noun life-saver the saver of a person's life 0
noun life-saver a person or thing that gives help in time of need 0

See all 5 definitions of life-saver

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Origin of life-saver

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; life + saver

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Parts of speech for Life-saver

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Life-saver

life-saver popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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