preserver
One who preservesOne who preserves.
» Tom threw Mary a life preserver.
Том бросил Мэри спасательный круг. — marafon
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4 sensesOne who preserves.
a cook who preserves fruits or meat
A life preserver.
A person who refinishes furniture.
a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.
Examples
3 sentencesTom threw Mary a life preserver.
ruТом бросил Мэри спасательный круг. — marafon
The life preserver must be made of high quality materials.
Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are famous preservers of youthful looks.
deFrohsinn und Zufriedenheit sind große Verschönerer und berühmte Pfleger von jugendlichem Aussehen. — Esperantostern
Forms
plural: preservers| Singular | preserver |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning:life preserverflotation device
- a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture:refinisherrenovatorrestorer
Word family
4 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.