preserver
noun/pɹəˈzɝvɝ/
Etymology From preserve + -er.
1
One who preserves.
- Like lightning Numa turned upon this new enemy, and, defenseless as he was, Tarzan of the Apes was nearer to death that instant than he ever before had been. It was the black who saved him. The warrior realized in an instant that he owed his life to this strange white man, and he also saw that only a miracle could save his preserver from those fierce yellow fangs that had been so near to his own flesh.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 123:
2
A life preserver.
3
A person who refinishes furniture.
4
A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.
- Derived terms
- life preserver, preserveress
- Related terms
- preservation, preserve