Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lifesaver

/ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: life-saver
IPA: /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that saves lives.

noun

Someone or something that saves lives.

noun

Someone or something that saves lives.

noun

Someone or something that is very useful or helpful.

Example Sentences

"My dad loves his job as a surf lifesaver."
"Paramedics are not just ordinary workers but lifesavers with a very important job."
"They threw him a lifesaver and then hauled him up onto the boat."
"Ms Rybicki began filming just as a second IRB drove out to the rogue boat, collecting the first lifesaver into the boat en route."
"When I got lost in the woods, my Swiss Army knife was a lifesaver."
"Dexamethasone hailed as lifesaver for up to a million Covid patients worldwide [title]"

Etymology

From life + saver.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/
British English: /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvə/

Inflected Forms

lifesavers (plural) life-saver (alternative) life saver (alternative)

Phrases

save someone's life throw someone a rope

Frequently Paired Words

save someone's life throw someone a rope

Synonyms

life preserver life ring boon godsend life buoy life belt lifeguard

Questions

How do you pronounce lifesaver?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/.
What does lifesaver mean?: Someone or something that saves lives.
Where does lifesaver come from?: From life + saver.

How to pronounce lifesaver

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