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lifeguard

noun

Meaning

  1. A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person.
  2. An attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
  3. A lifesaver.
  4. A sturdy metal bracket fixed in front of each of the leading wheels of a train to deflect small objects away from the wheels to prevent derailment.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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