lifeboatman

English

Etymology

lifeboat +‎ -man

Noun

lifeboatman (plural lifeboatmen)

A man who crews a lifeboat.
- 1940 December, “The Spurn Head Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 655, photo caption:
  Sail-propelled trolley used by lifeboatmen for traversing the Spurn Head Railway. This view was taken in March, 1930

Translations

lifeboat crew member

Greek: ναυαγοσώστης (el) m (navagosóstis)

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