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lifeguard
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life·guard  (lfgärd)
n.
An expert swimmer trained and employed to watch over other swimmers, as at a beach or swimming pool. Also called lifesaver.
intr.v. life·guard·ed, life·guard·ing, life·guards
To work or serve as a lifeguard.

lifeguard [ˈlaɪfˌgɑːd]
n
(Business / Professions) a person present at a beach or pool to guard people against the risk of drowning Also called life-saver
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lifeguard - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidentslifeguard - an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Translations
lifeguard [ˈlaɪfgɑːd] N (on beach) → salvavidas mf inv, socorrista mf

lifeguard [ˈlaɪfgɑːrd] nmaître nageur/euse m/f
life history n
her life history → l'histoire f de sa vie
to give sb one's life history → raconter sa vie à qn
life imprisonment nréclusion f à perpétuité
life insurance
modif [policy] → d'assurance vie; [company] → d'assurance vie; [industry] → de l'assurance-vie
life jacket ngilet m de sauvetage

lifeguard [ˈlaɪfˌgɑːd] n (on beach) → bagnino/a

lifeguard عامل الإنقاذ plavčík livredder Rettungsschwimmer ναυαγοσώστης socorrista hengenpelastaja sauveteur spasilac na kupalištu bagnino 水泳場の救助員 인명 구조원 badmeester badevakt straż przyboczna nadador salvador, salva-vidas спасатель на водах badvakt เจ้าหน้าที่ช่วยคนตกน้ำ cankurtaran nhân viên cứu hộ 救生员


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