Salvager: meaning, definitions and examples

Use when talking about someone who saves or collects valuable items from damaged or shipwrecked locations.

• The salvager recovered precious artifacts from the sunken ship

Used when referring to someone who saves people or animals from dangerous or harmful situations.

• The rescuer pulled the hiker from the raging river

Typically used in industrial or environmental contexts, referring to someone or a machine that recovers materials for reuse.

• The reclaimer separated recyclable materials from the waste

Can refer to someone or something that brings back lost or needed items, often used in informal contexts or with trained animals.

• The dog served as a retriever, bringing back the fallen stick

Refers to the act of processing something again, typically in the context of recycling materials into new products.

• The reprocessor turned old glass bottles into new ones