preserver : Idioms & Phrases
Game preserver
- a land owner who regulates the killing of game on his estate with a view to its increase. Eng.
Webster 1913
life preserver
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noun rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
flotation device; preserver.
WordNet
life-preserver
Life"-pre*serv`er noun
Definitions
An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water. --Life"-pre*serv`ing , a.