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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

salvor en · NOUN

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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salvors Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

salvee

Relateds

El Salvador · savior

Synonyms

salvager