Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A man employed in the life-saving service.
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Examples
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He needed the time to consider this perky young life-saver.
A Matter of the Heart J. A. Johnson 2011
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This program is a life-saver and should not be privatized or eliminated.
Think Progress » Tea party leaders say they would ‘absolutely’ abolish Social Security. 2010
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A steady income to cover personal overheads can be a life-saver while you develop your concept.
Executive and Author Shares Dos and Don'ts of Starting a Business 2011
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Shopping on the Internet has been a life-saver for me.
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BTW, I've already got government health care – Medicare – and it's great, a literal life-saver.
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Medicare has literally been a life-saver for elderly Americans, and screw the goddamned teabagger punks who say otherwise.
Think Progress » Fox ‘News’ cheerleads for Tea Party protesters. 2010
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He needed the time to consider this perky young life-saver.
A Matter of the Heart J. A. Johnson 2011
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If there were 2-3-4 kids in the family, I can see a dishwasher being a life-saver. robertrock
Don’t Clean Dishes Before Putting Them In The Dishwasher | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But, if that explanation means they continue taking vital medications, it could just be a life-saver.
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But Cytotec has been a life-saver for Brazilian women, because it has substituted back-alley abortions, although we are now in the situation where just as many women need to go to hospital due to these induced abortions as are going to hospital to give birth.
The new feminists: still fighting Susie Orbach. Interviews by Shahesta Shaitly 2010
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