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Definition of Salvager
1. Noun. Someone who salvages.
Generic synonyms: Recoverer, Rescuer, Saver
Specialized synonyms: Stooper
Derivative terms: Salvage, Salvage
Definition of Salvager
1. Noun. A person who engages in salvage work ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Salvager
1. one that salvages [n -S] - See also: salvages
Lexicographical Neighbors of Salvager
Literary usage of Salvager
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Irish Jurist (1852)
"The petitioner also is a salvager and has made large ... That the petitioner is
a salvager is nothing in his favour, for a mortgagee or judgment creditor, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"A salvager ; one employed on the sea coast by the lord of a manor to see to his
rights of salvage, wreck, or waif. Suff. SALUE. To salute, or greet. ..."
3. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"... of paternalism for other establishments and for individuals, and that it may
act generally as a salvager in the wreckage of the world. ..."
4. The Irish Jurist (1852)
"The petitioner also is a salvager and has made large ... That the petitioner is
a salvager is nothing in his favour, for a mortgagee or judgment creditor, ..."
5. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"A salvager ; one employed on the sea coast by the lord of a manor to see to his
rights of salvage, wreck, or waif. Suff. SALUE. To salute, or greet. ..."
6. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"... of paternalism for other establishments and for individuals, and that it may
act generally as a salvager in the wreckage of the world. ..."
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