She thought of him as her lifesaver.
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Lifesaver
//ˈlaɪfˌseɪvə//
Synonyms for "lifesaver" (47 found)
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27 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 救命稻草 noun (that is useful)
- 救命者 noun (that saves lives)
- 救命草 noun (that is useful)
- 救星 noun (that is useful)
Finnish
4 entries- hengenpelastaja noun (that saves lives)
- pelastaja noun (that is useful)
- pelastus noun (that is useful)
- suuri apu noun (that is useful)
French
2 entries- sauveteur noun (that saves lives)
- secouriste noun (that saves lives)
German
4 entries- Lebensretter noun (that saves lives)
- Rettungsanker noun (that is useful)
- Segen noun (that is useful)
- rettender Anker noun (that is useful)
Japanese
2 entries- ライフセーバー noun (that saves lives)
- 天与 noun (that is useful)
Māori
1 entries- manapou noun (that saves lives)
Russian
4 entries- па́лочка-выруча́лочка noun (that is useful)
- спаса́тель noun (that saves lives)
- спаса́тельница noun (that saves lives)
- спаси́тель noun (that saves lives)
Slovak
2 entries- záchranár noun (that saves lives)
- záchranárka noun (that saves lives)
Telugu
1 entries- ప్రాణదాత noun (that saves lives)
Sample sentences
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I can't leave this to others. I'm no lifesaver but if I don't help her myself....
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You're a lifesaver.
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The lifesaver failed to save the drowning child.
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