Salvager: meaning, definitions and examples

industrial

A person who salvages or saves material, goods, or property from destruction or loss.

reclaimer, reprocessor, rescuer, retriever

Examples of usage

• The salvager managed to recover valuable items from the wrecked ship.

• She worked as a salvager, retrieving items from abandoned buildings.

• The salvager was able to salvage usable parts from the old machinery.

• The salvager's job is to rescue items that would otherwise be discarded.

• The salvager found a way to repurpose the discarded materials.