lifeguard

a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake
Intangible profession Q259327
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lifeguard

Summary

lifeguard is a profession[1]. lifeguard draws 500 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #228 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • lifeguard's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • lifeguard is a type of rescuer[4].
  • lifeguard's Commons category is recorded as Lifeguards[5].
  • lifeguard's field of this occupation is recorded as lifeguarding[6].
  • lifeguard's field of this occupation is recorded as life saving as a sport[7].
  • lifeguard's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lifeguards[8].
  • lifeguard's work location is recorded as body of water[9].
  • lifeguard's work location is recorded as swimming pool[10].
  • lifeguard's work location is recorded as beach[11].
  • lifeguard's work location is recorded as lake[12].
  • lifeguard's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as emergency=lifeguard[13].
  • lifeguard's has characteristic is recorded as authority[14].
  • lifeguard's has characteristic is recorded as physical fitness[15].
  • lifeguard's has characteristic is recorded as uniform[16].
  • lifeguard's has characteristic is recorded as certification[17].
  • lifeguard's different from is recorded as Q15043080[18].
  • lifeguard's different from is recorded as mountain rescuer[19].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'منقذة بحرية'}[20].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'socorrista'}[21].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Rettungsschwëmmerin'}[22].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rettungsschwimmerin'}[23].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'salva-vidas'}[24].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'socorrista'}[25].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'plavčice'}[26].
  • lifeguard's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ναυαγοσώστρια'}[27].

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Definition and Type

lifeguard's instance of is recorded as profession[3]. lifeguard is a type of rescuer[4].

Why It Matters

lifeguard draws 500 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #228 of 1,605).[2] lifeguard has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] lifeguard is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lifeguard_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lifeguard}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lifeguard}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Q15043080, mountain rescuer
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15636, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 6d ago · Nylki · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from Q15043080, mountain rescuer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q2257662]]"
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