savern.
/ˈseɪvə/, U.S. /ˈseɪvər/ 1. † b. A person who looks after or has the care of something. Obsolete.† c. A person who salvages property from a shipwreck. Obsolete.
a. A person who saves, preserves, or rescues another from danger, harm, etc.; a saviour, a preserver. Cf. lifesaver n. 1.In early use frequently denoting Christ, where now saviour would normally be used (see saviour n. 1).
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the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > [noun] > one who rescues or delivers
leesera1300
delivererc1350
savioura1382
ransomera1400
salvatora1400
savera1400
ridder1533
rescuer1535
redeemer1552
saviouress1563
vindicator1566
sospitator1650
redemptor1858
salvationist1971
the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [noun] > as saviour
alesendeOE
healendc1000
healerc1175
buyera1300
saviourc1330
forbuyera1382
ransomera1400
salvatora1400
savera1400
salver14..
redemptorc1438
redeemer?a1475
again-buyer1530
righteous maker1535
regenerator1538
horn of salvation (health)1611
redemptionist1647
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 10541 Of hir sal cum þat man sauuer [Gött. sauere].
?a1430 T. Hoccleve Mother of God l. 10 in Minor Poems (1970) i. 52 Modir of mercy..Sauer of vs by thy beneuolence.
c1480 (a1400) St. James Great l. 171 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 102 Safare of sawlis, ta me sone.
a1563 J. Bale Brefe Comedy Iohan Baptystes in Harleian Misc. (1744) I. 103 Your Kynge, your Sauer and Redemer.
a1563 J. Bale Brefe Comedy Iohan Baptystes in Harleian Misc. (1744) I. 103 For all men shall se, their mercyfull Sauer playne.
1608 B. Jonson Descr. Masque Visct. Haddington 229 in Characters Two Royall Masques Sauer of his King.
1700 C. Nesse Antidote against Arminianism 47 Salvation is the Work of the Saved, not of the Saver.
1767 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 43/1 This crew were preserved at the greatest hazard of the lives of the savers, who cannot be too much applauded.
1835 Countess of Blessington Two Friends I. vii. 109 This event..produced an effect on the feelings of the two persons,—the saved and saver,—which it might have taken months to establish.
1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 55 For strong thou art and goodly therewithal, And saver of my life.
1891 Longman's Mag. Feb. 373 He hated his rescuer and saver.
1922 J. Cournos Babel i. 74 He turned a smiling face towards one of his savers.
2005 J. de C. Ireland in P. Lecane Torpedoed! 7 He brings those persons, the saver and the saved, to life again after more than eighty years.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > one who preserves from injury or destruction
preserver?a1475
savera1500
servatorc1503
preservator1541
a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 213 And therfor the nedyth to haue a Constabil that shal not bene a destruere of thy trees, but a kepere and a Sauere.
1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 30 Where al things is common, what nedeth a hutch? where wanteth a sauer, there hauock is much.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > one who salvages wrecks
saver1541
salvor1678
wrecker1804
salvager1829
1541 A. Huse Let. 22 Dec. (P.R.O.: HCA 14/1/69(159)) Such goddes..mowght be conserued vnto the proper owners..hauyng a iuste respecte..to the paynes and labors of the savers and conseruers.
c1553 Inventory in MS Stowe 856 f. 42 Wyne & other marchandyse saued at ye wracke..half for ye marchantes & half to ye sauers.
1629 in W. Boys Coll. Hist. Sandwich (1792) 749 And do further ill entreat the savers and finders thereof [sc. of wrecks].
1668 L. Jenkins in Law Mag. (1897) Nov. 32 The savers first receiving a reasonable recompense, in proportion to their hazard and pains.
1738 Gen. Treat. Naval Trade & Commerce I. xi. 121 The third or fourth Part of the Ships that are lost and become Wrecks, shall accrue to the Lord of the Place..as also the like Proportion to the Savers.
1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 329 The propriety of appropriating all wrecked stores to the use of the savers.
1853 tr. in Verordeningen ten Aanzien der Strandvonderij 19 In case of vessels or goods being saved..and neither the master of the ship or commander thereof..happening to be present, or known to the savers, [etc.].
2. A person who saves or hoards up resources or money; a thrifty, frugal, or economical person. In later use chiefly: a person who regularly deposits money in a bank, building society, or other financial institution; a person with a savings account.
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the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] > sparing or frugal person
sparerc1440
saver1548
economist1669
husbandman1711
economizer1834
frugalist1864
belt-tightener1944
1548 W. Forrest Pleasaunt Poesye 102 in T. Starkey Eng. in Reign King Henry VIII (1878) i. p. lxxxvii Some muste bee Sauers, Store is no sore.
1601 F. Godwin Catal. Bishops of Eng. 460 A good sauer makes a well doer.
1661 S. Pepys Diary 27 June (1970) II. 127 That he may think me to be a greater saver than I am.
1728 J. Swift Short View State Ireland 13 Hence alone comes the Dearness of Land, since the Savers have no other way to lay out their Money.
?1753 Some Hints to prevent Choice of Improper Members to serve in Parl. 30 Excessive Spenders and unreasonable Savers are to be excluded, being both greedy from differing Causes.
1830 A. Cunningham Lives Brit. Painters (ed. 2) I. 319 A saver of bits of thread.
1869 Daily News 14 Dec. The small farmers are great savers.
1921 Boot & Shoe Recorder 28 May 51/2 Instinct and teaching have made them regular, habitual savers.
1956 H. Macmillan in Times 18 Apr. 5/2 Something completely new for the saver in Great Britain—a premium bond.
1967 Economist 25 Mar. 1145/2 Some Californian S & Ls suffered near runs on their accounts as savers began to doubt their solvency.
2011 M. K. Andrews Summer Rental iv. 24 She'd been a saver her whole life... She was by no means wealthy, but she had a little cushion, and she refused to panic.
3. † a. A person who neither wins nor loses; (Gambling) a person who saves his or her stake but makes no profit. Also in to make (a person) a saver: to insure against or compensate for a loss. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > one who escapes > one who escapes loss, but without gain
saver1691
1591 J. Florio Second Frutes 71 S. What can I doe withall? I can not mend it. A. If I thought one hand would make me a sauer, I would play.
a1627 T. Middleton No Wit (1657) ii. 58 You'd need have a clear way, because y'are a bad pricker. Mrs Low. Yet if my Bowl take bank, I shall go nigh To make my self a saver.
1668 J. Howe Blessednesse of Righteous xx. 388 Heaven were a poor Heaven, if it would not make us savers.
1691 J. Dryden King Arthur ii. 18 He puts the gain of Britain in a Scale, Which weighing with the loss of Emmeline, He thinks he's scarce a Saver.
a1700 C. Sedley Poems in Wks. (1722) I. 46 We'll Game and give off Savers too.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Saver,..2. One who escapes loss, though without gain.
b. slang (originally Australian Horse Racing). A hedging bet. Cf. save v. 13d. Also in extended use.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet
swoopstake1599
by-beta1627
levant1714
even money1732
play or pay bet1738
side bet1769
long shot1796
sweep1849
pay-or-play1853
sweepstake1861
pari-mutuel1868
to go a raker1869
flutter1874
skinner1874
by-wager1886
plunge1888
accumulator1889
saver1891
mutuel1893
quinella1902
parlay1904
Sydney or the bush1924
treble1924
daily double1930
all-up1933
round robin1944
double1951
twin double1960
perfecta1961
pool1963
lose bet1964
tiercé1964
Yankee bet1964
Yankee1967
nap1971
superfecta1971
tricast1972
triple1972
trixie1973
telebetting1974
trifecta1974
over-and-under1975
over-under1981
spread bet1981
1891 N. Gould Double Event xvii. 123 Wells says Perfection will win,..but I've put a saver on Caloola.
1917 A. B. Paterson Three Elephant Power 17 ‘I had a quid on,’ he says. ‘And..I had a saver on the second, too.’
1958 G. Casey Snowball xvii. 168 A lot of people who had bet on Benny—and made sure of a saver on the Negro—put on a few shillings more at the ringside.
1974 D. Rather & G. P. Gates Palace Guard ii. v. 51 Nixon..decided to slap a deuce or two on a couple of long shots, as a ‘saver’—just in case.
2000 Times 3 Aug. i. 30/3 He..looks well worth a saver at 25–1.
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a. Something which saves labour, time, money, or resources; a means of economizing. Frequently with of or as second element in compounds.labour-, space, time-saver, etc.: see first element.
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the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] > thrift or economical management > means of
sparer1601
save-alla1655
saver1670
1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxii. 109 We find it [sc. the fir] an extraordinary saver of Oak.
1704 Dict. Rusticum Broom, is an improvement of barren Grounds, and a saver of more substantial Fuel.
c1766 Ld. Egmont in Y. Lott Acct. Proposals his Majesty's Naval Service (1771) 7 An Act of Parliament for allowing the Merchant a Bounty to import Timber from America..will prove a great Saver of the Oak here in England.
1799 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 4 Gen. Index 36 Stoves, great savers of fuel.
1869 Once a Week 17 July 21/1 I am not decrying these excellent mechanical contrivances... I only want to show that they are not savers of labour, but only savers of time at the expense of extra labour.
1897 Locomotive Engin. July 580/1 For engines of the compound type..to maintain their status as fuel savers.
1901 Munsey's Mag. 25 393/2 The railroad,..when it can be used, is a wonderful saver.
1942 National Geographic Mag. June 815 These gasoline-savers [sc. horse-drawn omnibuses],..now compete with pushcarts and rickshas, automobiles and motorbuses.
1977 Pop. Mech. Dec. 30/1 The big savers involved sealing the waste stack shaft and flue shafts, and increasing attic insulation.
2004 C. M. Grabo Anticipating Surprise ii. 32 It is a tremendous saver of file space.
b. spec. (chiefly British). A ticket or fare, esp. for rail travel, that offers a reduction on the standard price. Frequently attributive, as saver fare, saver ticket, etc.Cf. supersaver n. (b) at super- prefix 2c(c)(ii).
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society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [adjective] > type of ticket
pass-out1894
timed1895
abonnement1897
saver1977
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > public passenger transport > [noun] > ticket for a public conveyance > other types of ticket
transfer-ticket1861
transfer1883
open date1967
saver1977
standby1980
1977 Times 17 Mar. 2/4 British Rail is to halve the present £30.00 second-class return fare between London and Glasgow for an experimental period on selected trains... The ticket..is being called the ‘Big City Saver’.
1988 Holiday Which? Mar. 88/1 Offpeak weekend savers from £99.
1989 Texas Monthly Mar. 78 American Airlines is offering the Ramses the Great Meeting Saver Fare of 45 percent off full-fare coach.
1998 Evening Standard (Nexis) 30 Oct. 8 A saver return can be bought on the day of travel for £75.50.
2011 Independent 27 Aug. (Traveller section) 20/5 East Coast Trains..is hoping to lure more ‘walk-up’ travellers into first class: selling what amounts to off-peak Saver tickets in first.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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