life-savernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlaɪfˌseɪ.vər/us/ˈlaɪfˌseɪ.vɚ/life-saver noun [ C ] (HELP)
someone or something that gives you a lot of help when you are in a very difficult situation:
When you're stuck in traffic, a mobile phone's an absolute life-saver.
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Helpers and accomplices
- a tower of strength idiom
- abet
- accessory
- accomplice
- acolyte
- Asst
- buddy
- collaborator
- confederate
- enabler
- help
- man Friday
- mate
- moll
- partner
- right-hand man
- second 1
- support group
- support network
- tower
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life-saver noun [ C ] (WATER)
Australian English a person on a beach or at a swimming pool whose job is to make certain that the swimmers are safe and save them if they are in danger
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lifeguard
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Preserving and saving
- a knight in shining armour idiom
- conserve
- deliver
- guardian angel
- keep
- keep sth up
- knight
- lifeguard
- maintain
- reclaim
- recyclable
- recycling
- salvage
- salvation
- save
- save sb's bacon/neck idiom
- save your own skin/hide idiom
- saved by the bell idiom
- saviour
- spare
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Emergency services in general