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life preserver


life preserver

noun

Definition of LIFE PRESERVER

1
: a device (as a life jacket or life buoy) designed to save a person from drowning by providing buoyancy in water
2
chiefly British : blackjack 3
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First Known Use of LIFE PRESERVER

1804

Rhymes with LIFE PRESERVER

altar server

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