preserver

• Существительное, обозначающее человека или предмет, который защищает, поддерживает или сохраняет что-либо в безопасности, например, работника, реставрирующего здания или мебель, повара, консервирующего продукты, или спасательное устройство, такое как надувной жилет.

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.

   Реставратор

   • 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.

   Синонимыconservatorrefinisherrestorer

2. Food preserverB2formal

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

   Заготовщик

   • 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.

   Защитник

   • 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.

   Синонимыcustodiandefenderguardguardiankeeperprotector

4. Life preserverB1formal

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

   Спасательный жилет

   • 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.

   Синонимыflotation devicelife beltlife jacket