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Term: Salvager

Description

A salvager refers to a person or company involved in retrieving, repurposing, or selling items from abandoned or damaged property. They specialize in salvaging valuable items or materials from wreckage, scrap, or other sources of discarded goods.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: 1

Definition: A person who recovers or collects items of value from wreckage, abandoned property, or other sources of discarded material.

Example: The salvager managed to recover several ancient artifacts from the sunken ship.

Sense: 2

Definition: A company that specializes in the recovery and resale of salvaged goods, often from disasters or abandoned locations.

Example: After the hurricane, many people sought the services of a professional salvager to retrieve their belongings.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: 1

Definition: To recover, collect, or retrieve valuable items from abandoned or damaged property.

Example: They salvaged the usable parts from the old car before sending it to the scrapyard.

Sense: 2

Definition: To save or rescue something from loss, destruction, or failure.

Example: The quick-thinking manager salvaged the failing project by implementing a new strategy.

Part of Speech: Adjective (Popular)

Definition: Pertaining to something or someone that is trendy, well-liked, or appreciated by many people.

Example: The song quickly became a salvager hit, gaining millions of views on social media.

Part of Speech: Adjective (Local)

Definition: Relating to a specific area or locality.

Example: The local government provided financial support to the salvager operations aiming to clean up the polluted lake.

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