salvor

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noun

One who salvages; especially, one who voluntarily assists in saving a distressed ship or its goods at sea.

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Meanings

nounsalvor (plural salvors)

plural salvors

  1. One who salvages; especially, one who voluntarily assists in saving a distressed ship or its goods at sea.

    A salvor is a risktaker. […] The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War. Sorima [la Società Ricuperi Marittimi] collected "no cure, no pay" (the equivalent of "no win, no fee") contracts from governments and insurers, seeking to recoup their losses.

    2024-11-04, Sam Knight, “The shipwreck detective”, in The New Yorker

    Synonyms: salvager

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who salvages; especially, one who voluntarily assists in saving a distressed ship or its goods at sea.

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salvager

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who salvages

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salvager
Broader
rescuerrecoverersaver
Also see
knackersalvagerwrecker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

salvor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvor

MLA

“salvor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salvor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salvor.

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