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salvor

[ sal-ver ]

noun

  1. a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.


salvor

/ ˈsælvə /

noun

  1. a person instrumental in salvaging a vessel or its cargo
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of salvor1

First recorded in 1670–80; salv(age) + -or 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salvor1

C17: from salvage + -or 1
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Example Sentences

Altogether, there is plenty of rich treasure in the sea awaiting the salvor who is bold enough to go after it.

Were they built more like a bridge truss, the salvor's difficulties would be materially lessened.

If an apprentice is a salvor, he, and not his master, is entitled to the salvage.

The salvor was forty minutes in the water, supporting the man.

She falters at the end of the long tow-rope and sheers wildly in the wake of her salvor.

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