saver

See also: savér and savêr

English

Etymology

From save +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪvə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪvəɹ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Homophone: savour
• Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)

Noun

saver (plural savers)

1. One who saves.

   a saver of souls

   • 2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71:

     Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.

2. One who keeps savings more than usual.

   He’s a saver and she’s a spender; you’d think the marriage would be doomed, but he keeps them from going into bankruptcy and she makes sure they have a lot of fun.

3. A ticket or coupon that offers a discount.
   • 2017, Off Track Planet's Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke:

     Tickets are cheaper the younger you are—snag a youth ticket (if you're twenty-five or under) for a 35 percent discount. If both you and your travel partner are twenty-six or older, the Small Group Saver will knock off 15 percent.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with savour (savor), or saviour (savior).

Derived terms

• face-saver
• labor-saver
• labour-saver
• lifesaver
• package saver
• pizza saver
• rail saver
• screensaver
• screen saver
• string saver
• time-saver
• wine saver

Translations

one who saves

Bulgarian: спестител (spestitel) Maori: kaiwhakaputu Marathi: वाचवणारा m (vācavṇārā), वाचवणारी f (vācavṇārī) Swedish: sparare (sv) c

Anagrams

• AVREs, Raves, avers, raves, sarve, vares, veras