preserver

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

preserver
    n 1: a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish
         buildings or antique furniture [syn: {refinisher},
         {renovator}, {restorer}, {preserver}]
    2: a cook who preserves fruits or meat
    3: someone who keeps safe from harm or danger
    4: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to
       keep a person from drowning [syn: {life preserver},
       {preserver}, {flotation device}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Preserver \Pre*serv"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from
      destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the
      life or character of another. --Shak.
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   2. One who makes preserves of fruit.
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   {Game preserver}. See under {Game}.
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