life saver

Thân thiện

A child enjoys a red life saver candy.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning: This is the primary meaning, referring to someone who saves a life.
   • Something that provides help in a crisis or solves a serious problem: This figurative sense describes a thing or action that prevents disaster or offers crucial relief.
   • A candy shaped like a small ring: This is a specific, trademarked usage for a ring-shaped hard candy.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Person):

  • The lifeguard was a real life saver when he pulled the child from the pool.
  • In an emergency, a trained first responder can be a life saver.

• Noun (Thing/Action):

  • This loan was a life saver for my small business.
  • Her clear instructions were a life saver during the software crisis.

• Noun (Candy):

  • He offered me a peppermint Life Saver. (Note: Often capitalized when referring to the brand.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a life saver": To be someone or something that provides essential, often last-minute, help.
  • You bringing coffee this morning was an absolute life saver.

Variants and Related Words

• Lifesaving (adj/n): The act or skill of saving lives, especially from drowning. (e.g., ).
• Lifebuoy (n): A ring-shaped buoy used to rescue people from water.
• Life preserver (n): A device, such as a life jacket or lifebuoy, used to keep a person afloat in water.

Synonyms

• Savior: A person who saves someone or something from danger.
• Godsend: Something very helpful or welcome that arrives unexpectedly, often solving a problem.
• Rescuer: A person who saves someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.

Related Phrases

• Throw a life saver: To provide crucial assistance to someone in difficulty.
  • The grant money threw a life saver to the struggling community project.

Related Idioms

• A life saver in the nick of time: Help that arrives at the last possible moment to prevent disaster.
  • The spare tire in the trunk was a life saver in the nick of time when we got a flat on the highway.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a candy shaped like a small lifesaver

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