salvager
/ˈsælvɪdʒə/SAL-vih-jur
/ˈsælvɪdʒɚ/SAL-vih-jur
Meaninga person or thing that salvages
Common meaning: a person or thing that salvages (inferred)
- salvsafe, unharmed; safetyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1623 · scan
- agnoun ending: an act, state or collection
- eragent ending: one who
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: a person or thing that salvages. It can be inferred from any of: salvage.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from salvage + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- salvus; salūs Latin “safe, unharmed; safety”
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