Meaning

noun a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture

noun a cook who preserves fruits or meat

noun someone who keeps safe from harm or danger

originEtymology tree English preserve Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English preserver From preserve + -er.

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