preserver

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PRESERV'ER, noun The person or thing that preserves; one that saves or defends from destruction or evil. What shall I do to thee, O thou preserver of men? Job 7:20. 1. One that makes preserves of fruits.
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