Salvor

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  • noun. One who salvages or assists in salvaging a ship or its cargo.
  • noun. A ship used in salvage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who saves a ship or goods from wreck, fire, etc. See salvage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who assists in saving a ship or goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do so.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who salvages; especially, one who assists in saving a distressed ship or its goods at sea, without being under special obligation to do so.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who salvages
  • Word Usage
    "Still, Mr. Marden did say that when a store goes out of business or has its inventory damaged, a third party-called a "salvor" - takes over and brings the merchandise to stores like Marden's."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    recoverer  rescuer  saver  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    stooper  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    save