preserver Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
    restorer; refinisher; renovator.
  2. noun a cook who preserves fruits or meat
  3. noun someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
  4. noun rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
    flotation device; life preserver.

WordNet


Pre*serv"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another. Shak.
  2. One who makes preserves of fruit.

Webster 1913