Polyglot Dictionary

Rettungsschwimmer

/ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʃvɪmɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Rettungsschwimmer

Meaning

  1. lifeguard

    • Der Rettungsschwimmer beobachtet den Strand.

      The lifeguard watches the beach.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

maître nageur

maître nageur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lifeguard."

Portuguese

salva-vidas

salva-vidas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lifeguard."

Practice

1 What does Rettungsschwimmer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ beobachtet den Strand.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rettungsschwimmer?

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