Associations to the word «Lifeguard»

Wiktionary

LIFEGUARD, noun. A guard of the life or person; a guard that attends a prince or other person; a bodyguard.
LIFEGUARD, noun. (chiefly US) An attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
LIFEGUARD, noun. A lifesaver.
LIFEGUARD, noun. (rail transport) 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.

Dictionary definition

LIFEGUARD, noun. An attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke