lifeguard, lifesaver
(noun) an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lifeguard (plural lifeguards)
(uncommon) A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person.
An attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
A lifesaver.
(rail transport) A sturdy metal bracket fixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to prevent derailment.
Source: Wiktionary
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
