preserver

• Nom désignant une personne ou un objet qui protège, maintient ou conserve quelque chose en sécurité, par exemple un ouvrier qui restaure des bâtiments ou des meubles, un cuisinier qui conserve des aliments, ou un dispositif de sauvetage tel qu'un gilet gonflable.

A noun referring to a person or thing that protects, maintains, or keeps something safe, such as a worker who restores buildings or furniture, a cook who preserves food, or a life-saving device like a buoyant jacket.

1. Restoration specialistB2formal

   A skilled worker employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture.

   Restaurateur spécialisé

   • The preserver carefully restored the 18th-century oak table.
   • A team of preservers worked on the historic cathedral's facade.
   • She hired a preserver to refinish her antique dresser.

   Synonymesconservatorrefinisherrestorer

2. Food preserverB2formal

   A cook who preserves fruits or meat, typically by canning, drying, or pickling.

   Personne qui confit ou conserve des aliments

   • The preserver canned dozens of jars of peaches for the winter.
   • My grandmother was an expert preserver of pickles and jams.
   • The preserver used traditional methods to cure the ham.

3. Protector or guardianB1formal

   Someone who keeps others safe from harm or danger.

   protecteur, gardien

   • The lifeguard acted as a preserver of swimmers' safety.
   • He saw himself as a preserver of ancient traditions.
   • The park ranger is a preserver of the natural environment.

   Synonymescustodiandefenderguardguardiankeeperprotector

4. Life preserverB1formal

   Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning.

   Bouée de sauvetage / gilet de sauvetage

   • All passengers must wear a life preserver on the boat.
   • The child's life preserver kept him afloat until help arrived.
   • She grabbed a life preserver and threw it to the struggling swimmer.

   Synonymesflotation devicelife beltlife jacket