Preserver

pre·serve  (pr-zûrv)

v. pre·served, pre·serv·ing, pre·serves

v.tr.

1. To maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm; protect.

2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged.

3. To keep or maintain intact: tried to preserve family harmony. See Synonyms at defend.

4. To prepare (food) for future use, as by canning or salting.

5. To prevent (organic bodies) from decaying or spoiling.

6. To keep or protect (game or fish) for one's private hunting or fishing.

v.intr.

1. To treat fruit or other foods so as to prevent decay.

2. To maintain a private area stocked with game or fish.

n.

1. Something that acts to preserve; a preservative.

2. Fruit cooked with sugar to protect against decay or fermentation. Often used in the plural.

3. An area maintained for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.

4. Something considered as being the exclusive province of certain persons: Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.

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[Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin praeservre, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin servre, to guard, preserve; see ser-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·serva·bili·ty n.

pre·serva·ble adj.

preser·vation (przr-vshn) n.

pre·server n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preserver - a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture refinisher, renovator, restorer skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
	2.	preserver - a cook who preserves fruits or meat cook - someone who cooks food salter - someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods
	3.	preserver - someone who keeps safe from harm or danger individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
	4.	preserver - rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning flotation device, life preserver float - something that floats on the surface of water life buoy, life ring, lifesaver, life belt - 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 rescue equipment - equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency 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