Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person or thing that preserves; one who or that which saves or guards from injury, destruction, or waste; a savior; a preservative.
- noun One who makes preserves, as of fruit, etc.
- noun One who preserves game for sport.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.
- noun One who makes preserves of fruit.
- noun See under
Game .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
preserves . - noun A
life preserver - noun A person who
refinishes furniture. - noun A person who prepares
preserves offruit or preservedmeats .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cook who preserves fruits or meat
- noun a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
- noun someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
- noun rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
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Examples
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And a life preserver is absolutely necessary until you are safely out of the ocean and back aboard “the good ship private sector.”
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"I hope my preserver is not hurt?" inquired the stranger.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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These giant serpents originated the widely spread notions which typified the deluge and all destructive agents under the form of a dragon or monster serpent; hence, the dragon temples always near water, in Asia, Africa, and Britain; for example, at Abury, in Wiltshire; a symbol of the ark is often associated with the dragon as the preserver from the waters
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• Deliver the Invitation to Change -- Invite your loved one to grab the preserver, that is, take actions necessary for change to begin
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• Deliver the Invitation to Change -- Invite your loved one to grab the preserver, that is, take actions necessary for change to begin
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• Deliver the Invitation to Change -- Invite your loved one to grab the preserver, that is, take actions necessary for change to begin
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• Deliver the Invitation to Change -- Invite your loved one to grab the preserver, that is, take actions necessary for change to begin
Brad Lamm: You Can Change Someone You Love Brad Lamm 2010
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The rare statues represent a deity known as the preserver of the universe and were selected from five state-run museums after an agreement between the French Embassy and the government's cultural affairs ministry.
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He is powerful beyond anything I have ever encountered, and my being a preserver, that is a considerable statement.
Shadow Hunters Christie Golden 2007
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By shifting into Ereignis, Dasein becomes who Dasein is, namely the preserver of being's appropriating forth-throw, one who preserves the openness by projecting, i.e., opening it.
Archive 2007-01-01 enowning 2007
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