Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
savor . - noun One who saves or rescues from evil, destruction, or death; a preserver; a savior.
- noun One who economizes, is frugal in expenses, or lays up or hoards.
- noun A contrivance for economizing, or preventing waste or loss: as, a coal-saver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who saves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
saves . - noun slang one who keeps
savings more than usual.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who saves (especially money)
- noun someone who saves something from danger or violence
Etymologies
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Examples
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The money market saver is never going to be able to retire.
Defending Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The money market saver is never going to be able to retire.
Defending Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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While Wall Street executives continue to reap HUGE BONUSES, the American saver is getting the shaft on their investments and the Fed keeps interest rates low to benefit the big banks.
Vote on Wall Street reform debate may come Wednesday evening 2010
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Another inexpensive transmission-saver is a temperature gauge so you can see when the transmission is headed for trouble.
The Simple Guide to Maintaining and Upgrading Truck Transmissions 2009
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My screen saver is a scrolling message that says, in large letters:
Lost in Translation 2008
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• "Bait pricing" – the practice of luring in new customers with misleading bonus headline interest rates which lapse leaving the long-term saver on uncompetitive rates of interest.
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The flying-toaster screen saver is cool … but is it that cool?
Tips 2.0: The Nature Conservancy’s “Everyday Environmentalist” 2008
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Heathrow and Luton charge daily rates of £16.30 and £12.50 respectively, but both are cheaper if you book the 10 December slot this year: Heathrow would charge £66 while Luton offers a long-term saver rate of £54.99.
Gatwick airport parking charges soar by up to 70% Jill Insley 2010
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Having been retrieved from the catacombs of his hard drive, the screen saver is at my site for all to download.
Boing Boing 2007
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This has been one of the more painful moments that any investor, any long-term saver, has had to live through.
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