salvager

noun

salvager

noun

Etymology From salvage + -er.

1

A person who engages in salvage work.

  • The fuel tank in the right wing has a small leak, and investigators and salvagers decided to empty it before moving the barge […]2009 January 19, Matthew L. Wald, Al Baker, “Cockpit Tape Reveals Thumps, Engine Loss and a "Mayday"”, in New York Times:
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savior, El Salvador

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