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Preserver   /prizˈərvər/  /prɪzˈərvər/  /prəzˈərvər/   Listen
noun
Preserver  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another.
2.
One who makes preserves of fruit.
Game preserver. See under Game.





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"Preserver" Quotes from Famous Books



... the locket in his hand; and the last of the many childish confidences that had taken place between Lelia and her playfellow, preserver and hero was at ...
— Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 • Various
... and life such as, "Emmanuel," "Jesus," "Sent of God," "Great Prophet," "Christ our Lord," "Grace," "Unction," "Anointed," mean one and the same thing, and are nothing less nor more than the spirit and power of God in the soul of man as his Creator, Preserver, Condemner, Redeemer, ...
— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I • Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage
... sympathetic an old lady as Mrs. Morison. A feeling of well-being, of content, saturated him. Behind his thought of his hostess and his denial to himself that the presence under the same roof of Berenice was the true source of his happiness, lay the consciousness that the latter regarded him as her preserver. He resolutely thrust the thought down deep into his heart, but he could not ...
— The Puritans • Arlo Bates
... the true Christian spirit, sought to impart to his humble companion in peril some of his own confidence in God's mercy and goodness; but in vain. An intelligent, sustaining faith cannot be snatched like a life-preserver in the moment of danger; and the man appeared scarcely ...
— From Jest to Earnest • E. P. Roe
... you would do me the favour to step into our state-room, some morning; I have many curious things I should like to show you. A set of razors, in particular,—and a dressing-case—and a pair of patent pistols—and that life-preserver that you admire so much, Mr. Dodge. Mr. Dodge has seen most of my curiosities, I believe, and will tell you some of them are really worth a ...
— Homeward Bound - or, The Chase • James Fenimore Cooper


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