noun, masculine/feminine/ɡwaɾdaˈbidas/plural: guardavidas
lifeguard
“Jerarcas de la Intendencia indicaron a El País que ya se coordinó con Prefectura y se mantendrá una guardia de guardavidas en ambas playas.” — Hierarchs of the Intendancy indicated to El País that they have already coordinated with the Prefecture and a lifeguard will be maintained on both beaches.
Synonyms: socorrista, salvavidas
Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard (originally)”) + vidas (“lives”). Calque of English lifeguard.