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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of life preserver (personal flotation device).
King Christ,this world is all aleak; / and lifepreservers there are none: / and waves which only He may walk / Who dares to call himself a man. - Jehova buried, Satan dead, E E Cummings - W [Viva], XXIX
Use lifepreserver when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lifepreserver means (nonstandard) Alternative form of life preserver (personal flotation device).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
King Christ,this world is all aleak; / and lifepreservers there are none: / and waves which only He may walk / Who dares to call himself a man. - Jehova buried, Satan dead, E E Cummings - W [Viva], XXIX
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