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saver

/ˈseɪvər/
/ˈseɪvə/
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Other forms: savers

Definitions of saver
  1. noun
    someone who saves something from danger or violence
    synonyms: recoverer, rescuer
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    types:
    salvager, salvor
    someone who salvages
    succorer, succourer
    someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty
    stooper
    a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others
    type of:
  2. noun
    someone who saves (especially money)
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    types:
    economiser, economizer
    a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste
    hoarder
    a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
    magpie, pack rat, scavenger
    someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
    miser
    a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
    churl, niggard, scrooge, skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
    penny pincher
    someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)
    stinter
    an economizer who stints someone with something
    type of:
    owner, possessor
    a person who owns something
Pronunciation
US
/ˈseɪvər/
UK
/ˈseɪvə/
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