What does LIFEGUARD mean?

Definitions for LIFEGUARD
ˈlaɪfˌgɑrdlife·guard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lifeguard, lifesavernoun

    an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents

Wiktionary

  1. lifeguardnoun

    an attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water

  2. lifeguardnoun

    a lifesaver

  3. lifeguardnoun

    a sturdy metal bracket affixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to prevent derailment.

  4. Etymology: life + guard

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lifeguardnoun

    The guard of a king’s person.

    Etymology: life and guard.

Wikipedia

  1. Lifeguard

    A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake. Lifeguards are trained in swimming and CPR/AED first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their particular venue. In some areas, lifeguards are part of the emergency services system to incidents and in some communities, lifeguards may function as the primary EMS provider.

Wikidata

  1. Lifeguard

    A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their particular venue. In some areas, lifeguards are part of the emergency services system to incidents and in some communities, the lifeguard service also carries out mountain rescues, or may function as the primary EMS provider.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LIFEGUARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LIFEGUARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of LIFEGUARD in a Sentence

  1. Bill Oettinger:

    The lifeguard and staff that were here got everybody out from the tent before the first responders got here.

  2. Dan McKena:

    The joke is we've built every picnic table, lifeguard stand that's located in the town of Westerly, it's just something we kind of do quietly and this story just kind of got put out there on social media and it kind of blew up and took off.

  3. Lara Trump:

    Did you see any nuclear reports at the Mar-a-Lago club, maybe around the pool, by the lifeguard stand ?

  4. Andrea Bauer:

    A customer told a lifeguard, who warned the security guards, the people who visit that area are naked or wearing few clothes. Protecting their privacy is therefore all the more important.

  5. Simon Lewis:

    As a lifeguard, you want to help everybody, it's your job -- your job is to kind of look at everybody the same, irrespective of their language, their race, their religion or creed.

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