salvor

Altogether, there is plenty of rich treasure in the sea awaiting the salvor who is bold enough to go after it.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
If an apprentice is a salvor, he, and not his master, is entitled to the salvage.
The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana
The salvor was forty minutes in the water, supporting the man.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893|Various
She falters at the end of the long tow-rope and sheers wildly in the wake of her salvor.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

Were they built more like a bridge truss, the salvor's difficulties would be materially lessened.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond

British Dictionary definitions for salvor

salvor

salver

/ (ˈsælvə) /

noun

a person instrumental in salvaging a vessel or its cargo

Word Origin for salvor

C17: from salvage + -or 1

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