preserver
- a word derived from preserve.
Example Sentences
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Reflecting on the press, he later noted, "The press has pretensions of being a crusader but is more often a preserver of the status quo."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
I let myself play the victim twice — first of the debt itself, then of the life preserver tossed to bring me back onboard.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Maybe, but Celine Dion wasn’t about to throw them a life preserver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
What’s the likelihood of those owners giving Skipper Dan a financial life preserver with new investors?
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
What with her being my mom’s best friend, you’d think she was maybe spying for my parents, but more often, her presence was like wearing a life preserver.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
