salvacostas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) +‎ costas (“coasts”).

Noun

salvacostas m or f by sense (plural salvacostas)

1. (rare) lifeguard
   • 2018 June 23, Jorge Arturo Mora, “Un nuevo horizonte sobre olas de bienestar”, in La Nación (Costa Rica)‎^[1]:

     Era salvacostas pero nunca entraba al mar.

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