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Rarelifeguard
The correct spelling is lifeguard.
How to pronounce lifeguard
noun
Say it like: Lif-egua-rd
The correct spelling is lifeguard. A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person.
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Definition
noun
- 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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