lifeguard

English

noun

Definitions

(uncommon) A bodyguard or unit of bodyguards, a guard of someone's (especially a king's) life or person.
An attendant, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
A lifesaver.
(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.

Etymology

Affix from English life + English guard (machine, etc, protective part of a sword).

Origin

English

guard

Gloss

machine, etc, protective part of a sword

Concept

Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

機

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Scotchgard English
afterguard English
afterlife English
antilife English
armguard English
ass guard English
axle guard English
birdlife English
blackguard English
bodyguard English
bowguard English
cattleguard English
chainguard English
chestguard English
chinguard English
coast guard English
coastguard English
counterguard English
counterlife English
crossguard English
cryolife English
cyberlife English
daylife English
dreamlife English
enguard English
enliven English
faceguard English
fingerguard English
fireguard English
fishlife English
folklife English
footguard English
foreguard English
forelife English
guard English
guard post English
guardable English
guardee English
guarder English
guardess English
guardest English
guardeth English
guardful English
guardhouse English
guardless English
guardlike English
guardline English
guardpost English
guardrail English
guardroom English
guardship English
guardsman English
guardswoman English
half-life English
halflife English
handguard English
hatguard English
headguard English
highlife English
homelife English
keyguard English
lack-life English
landguard English
life English
life cot English
life raft English
life stance English
life-bearing English
life-changing English
life-size English
lifeaholic English
lifebar English
lifeblood English
lifeboat English
lifecare English
lifecast English
lifecasting English
lifechanging English
lifeday English
lifedraining English
lifeform English
lifeful English
lifeguarded English
lifeguarding English
lifehack English
lifehacker English
lifehacking English
lifehold English
lifeless English
lifelike English
lifeline English
lifelog English
lifelogger English
lifelong English
lifelore English
lifely English
lifemanship English
lifemate English
lifen English
lifeness English
lifepath English
lifer English
liferent English
liferenter English
lifesaver English
lifesaving English
lifescape English
lifeskill English
lifesome English
lifespan English
lifespring English
lifestream English
lifestreaming English
lifestring English
lifestyle English
lifetable English
lifetaker English
lifetap English
lifetime English
lifeward English
lifeway English
lifework English
lifeworthy English
lifey English
lifie English
lively English
livish English
long-lived English
lowlife English
merguard English
midlife English
minelife English
mouthguard English
mudguard English
nightguard English
nightlife English
nonguard English
nonlife English
outguard English
pickguard English
plantlife English
pondlife English
prelife English
prison guard English
prisonguard English
pro-life English
pseudolife English
quarterlifer English
rashguard English
rearguard English
red guard English
relife English
safeguard English
sealife English
self-life English
shinguard English
short-lived English
simple-lifeish English
sneezeguard English
splashguard English
streetlife English
swamplife English
underguard English
underlife English
unguard English
unlife English
watchguard English
waterguard English
wildlife English
wire-guard English
wristguard English
ガード Japanese
ライフ Japanese
lif Middle English
가드 Korean
gada Zulu
ugadi Zulu
*wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
lif Volapük
laip Tok Pisin
laipstori Tok Pisin
ਲਾਈਫ਼ Panjabi, Punjabi