PRESERVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does preserver mean?
• PRESERVER (noun)
The noun PRESERVER has 4 senses:
1. a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
2. a cook who preserves fruits or meat
3. someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
4. rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
Familiarity information: PRESERVER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PRESERVER (noun)
Meaning:
A skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
preserver; refinisher; renovator; restorer
Hypernyms ("preserver" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Meaning:
A cook who preserves fruits or meat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("preserver" is a kind of...):
cook (someone who cooks food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preserver"):
salter (someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods)
Meaning:
Someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("preserver" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preserver"):
defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)
Meaning:
Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flotation device; life preserver; preserver
Hypernyms ("preserver" is a kind of...):
float (something that remains on the surface of a liquid)
rescue equipment (equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preserver"):
life belt; life buoy; life ring; lifesaver (a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material)
cork jacket; life jacket; life vest (life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design)
water wings (a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim)
