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# rescuer

«rescuer» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person or animal who saves someone or something from…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a rescuer, rescuers)

### meaning for a pupil

A rescuer is a person or animal who saves someone or something from danger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons and news: firefighters, lifeguards, mountain rescue teams and coastguards are rescuers. In first aid: a rescuer must first check that it is safe for themselves. In stories: the rescuer is often the hero. Phrases: brave rescuers, mountain rescuers, the first rescuer at the scene.

### examples

- The rescuers pulled the boy from the icy river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#x1)
- A dog was the rescuer of the lost hiker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#x2)
- Rescuers searched the mountains all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#x3)
- The rescuer must stay safe too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#x4)
- The children thanked their rescuers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#x5)
- Lifeguards are trained rescuers at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#x6)
- Great was the king’s surprise and happiness when he beheld his lost wife stand before him, and in gratitude to her rescuer he loaded him with gifts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/#x7)

### note

Countable: a rescuer, rescuers. Ending -er (one who rescues). Safety rule: a child should not jump into water to save someone — shout for help, call the emergency number, and throw something that floats. A rescuer who gets hurt cannot help.

### In the corpora

- [City pigeons often get string or hair tangled round their toes, which can cut into the foot; wildlife rescuers carefully remove it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/221-pigeons-head-bobbing-homing-and-city-cliffs/10/)
- [Only a trained rescuer goes into the water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/45-pools-lakes-and-ice/17/)
- [People in small boats trying to reach safety in another country are sometimes drowned; rescuers save many, but not always all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/60-accidents-wars-and-deaths-on-the-news/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rescuer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rescuer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.