"preserver" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈzɝvɝ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-preserver.wav Forms: preservers [plural]
Etymology: From preserve + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|preserve|-er<id:agent noun>}} preserve + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} preserver (plural preservers)
  1. One who preserves.
    Sense id: en-preserver-en-noun-s99cE5~t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 32 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 12 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 32 29 Disambiguation of People: 38 0 33 29
  2. A life preserver.
    Sense id: en-preserver-en-noun-Y23g03lE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 32 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 20 32 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 12 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 32 29
  3. A person who refinishes furniture.
    Sense id: en-preserver-en-noun-MjH~o8ca Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 32 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 12 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 32 29 Disambiguation of People: 38 0 33 29
  4. A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.
    Sense id: en-preserver-en-noun-1NRisWh4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 32 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 12 37 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 13 32 29 Disambiguation of People: 38 0 33 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: life preserver, preserveress Related terms: preservation, preserve

Inflected forms

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