lifeguard

English

Wikipedia

a lifeguard on duty at a beach

the lifeguard (circled) on a High Speed Train powercar

Alternative forms

• life-guard (dated)

Etymology

From life +‎ guard. Compare German Leibgarde (“bodyguard”), Danish livgarde (“bodyguard”), Swedish livgarde (“bodyguard”). Compare also Old English līfweard (“guardian of life”).

Noun

lifeguard (plural lifeguards)

1. A guard of the life or person; a guard that attends a prince or other person; a bodyguard.
2. (chiefly US) An attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
3. A lifesaver.
4. (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.

Translations

attendant employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning

• Catalan: socorrista (ca) m and f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 救生員 (cmn), 救生员 (cmn)

• Czech: plavčík (cs) m
• Esperanto: savgardisto (eo)
• French: maitre-nageur (fr) m

• German: Rettungsschwimmer (de) m, Rettungsschwimmerin (de) f
• Greek: ναυαγοσώστης (el) (navaγosóstis) m
• Polish: ratownik m
• Portuguese: salva-vidas (pt) m, nadador-salvador (pt) m
• Russian: спасатель (ru) (spasát'el') m
• Spanish: socorrista (es) f, guardavidas (es) f, bañero (es) m, salvavidas  (es) m and f

lifesaver

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 救生員 (cmn), 救生员 (cmn)

• French: sauveteur (fr) m
• Spanish: salvavidas  (es) m

rail transport: sturdy metal bracket affixed in front of the leading wheels of a train

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