lifeguard
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lifeguard
- /ˈlaɪfˌɡɑɹd/ US
Where it comes from
From life + guard, calque of Dutch lijfgarde, where life has the sense of Dutch lijf (“body”) (hence literally “bodyguard”). Compare German Leibgarde (“bodyguard”), Danish livgarde (“bodyguard”), Swedish livgarde (“bodyguard”). Compare also Old English līfweard (“guardian of life”).
noun lifeguards · life-guard
- A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water. It's also generally wise to recruit lifeguards to ensure visitor safety, as bathers can panic in the water and require assistance.
- A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person. "The people's love is the king's lifeguard."
- 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. It also looked at what effect stronger lifeguards might have had. They protect the leading wheels from small obstacles and in modern trains have coped with hitting landslip debris.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lifesaver, lifesaving, life-saving, rescuer, rescue, pla, survival, rescueman, savior, lifeboatman, safeguarder, lifeboatsman, lifetaker, swimmer, rescuee, saver
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noun lifesaver, expert swimmer rescuer
| Español | socorrista, guardavidas, bañero, salvavidas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인명구조원 inmyeonggujowon |
| 中文 | 救生員 /救生员 jiùshēngyuán |
| Português | salva-vidas, nadador-salvador |
| Français | maître-nageur, maître-nageuse, sauveteur, nageur-sauveteur |
| Deutsch | Rettungsschwimmer, Rettungsschwimmerin, Strandwächter, Strandwächterin, Bademeister, Bademeisterin |
| Italiano | bagnino |
| Ελληνικά | ναυαγοσώστης navagosóstis, ναυαγοσώστρια navagosóstria |
| Română | salvamar |
| Русский | спаса́тель spasátelʹ, спаса́тельница spasátelʹnica, спаси́тель spasítelʹ, спаси́тельница spasítelʹnica |
| العربية | مُنْقِذ munqiḏ |
| עברית | מציל matzil |
noun rail transport: metal bracket to deflect small objects
| Español | salvavidas |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schienenräumer, Bahnräumer |
Talk about this word "lifeguard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lifeguard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lifeguard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lifeguard "lifeguard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lifeguard.Cite this
@misc{lifeguard_2026,
title = {lifeguard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lifeguard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
