preserver

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.

One who makes preserves of fruit.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

restorer renovator refinisher flotation device jesus guardian redeemer paladin savior liberator salvation guard saviour emancipator back
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Antonyms

satan better player liberal destroyer lefty
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Hypernyms

cook individual person soul float mortal

Hyponyms

guardian salter defender protector lifesaver life jacket

Related terms

preserve preservation

Examples

Perhaps the government, with self-interest and self-preservation being paramount, would have concluded that there was more political capital to be gained, or at least retained, by casting a life preserver toward the CFL. Source: Internet

For this reason, Israel has clung to the Road Map as a life preserver. Source: Internet

In our latitudes, every customer in a whale-watching RIB is likely to be wearing a floatation suit that serves as a life preserver and a survival suit. Source: Internet

She’ll talk it up, but Billy will balk, saying that this isn’t a real job offer, it’s just a life preserver that she’s throwing at someone who’s drowning. Source: Internet

Dawson was not wearing a life preserver during Sunday night's outing with his family on a rented boat. Source: Internet

His friends could not find a life preserver on the pier. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

preserved fruit preserved in aspic preserved pension preserveress preserves preservice