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Definition of lifesaver
1 : one trained to save lives of drowning persons
2 : one that is at once timely and effective in time of distress or need
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Examples of lifesaver in a Sentence
a surgical procedure that has been a lifesaver for many people
This multipurpose tool can be a real lifesaver when something needs fixing.
Frozen dinners can be lifesavers for busy parents.
Thanks so much for offering to help. You're a real lifesaver!
Recent Examples of lifesaver from the Web
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These are available at multiple beaches, along with traditional lifesaver rings and lots of signs.
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These colonoscopies can be a lifesaver: 9 out 10 people who are diagnosed with colon cancer early are cured, says Dr. Grady.
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The new, quick meals were a lifesaver; Justice's mother was all about them.
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Jackson, Lindsey and Minor all say that The Lord's Pantry has been a lifesaver for them, and Minor and Jackson both work at the pantry each month, helping pack food bags and hand them out to other recipients.
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Beyond a path of wood slabs dropped in the sand, white-haired men sit on barstools the colors of lifesavers, their glasses as hipster-chic as the twentysomethings gathered around buckets of icy rosé.
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The drilling revival in the Montney has been a lifesaver for Grimes Well Servicing, which increased its winter workforce to 80 from 50 a year earlier.
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Sean Cripe says the tragic way his son lost his life could be someone else's lifesaver.
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Being seen at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Downers Grove was a lifesaver for both Karen Putman, 75, and her husband, Edwin Toloczko, 95.
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First Known Use of lifesaver
1887
LIFESAVER Defined for English Language Learners
lifesaver
playDefinition of lifesaver for English Language Learners
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: something that saves a person's life
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: something or someone which provides help that is badly needed
LIFESAVER Defined for Kids
lifesaver
playDefinition of lifesaver for Students
: someone or something that provides greatly needed help
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