saver

/'seivə/

Thân thiện

A saver puts coins into a piggy bank.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who saves money: Someone who regularly sets aside money, especially by depositing it in a bank or avoiding unnecessary spending.
   • A person who rescues: Someone who saves something or someone from danger, harm, or loss.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Person who saves money):
  • She is a diligent saver and puts part of her salary into a retirement fund every month.
  • To buy a house, you need to become a disciplined saver.
• Noun (Person who rescues):
  • The firefighter was hailed as a saver of lives.
  • He was the saver of the family heirlooms from the burning building.

Advanced Usage

• "A saver of time": A thing or method that reduces the amount of time needed for a task. (Note: This usage often personifies an object or concept).
  • This new software is a real saver of time for our administrative staff.
• "A saver of energy": A thing or method that reduces the consumption of effort or power.
  • Installing LED bulbs is a great saver of energy.

Variants and Related Words

• Save (verb): To keep money for future use; to rescue from harm.
• Savings (noun): Money that has been saved.
• Lifesaver (noun): A person or thing that saves a life; this is a compound word where "saver" is a component.

Synonyms

• Thrifty person (for money): frugal person, economizer.
• Rescuer (from danger): deliverer, liberator, protector.

Related Phrases

• "A penny saver is a penny earned": A variant of the common idiom "A penny saved is a penny earned," emphasizing the value of thrift.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who saves (especially money)
2. someone who saves something from danger or violence

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rescuer
• recoverer