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face-saver

face-saver noun: something which causes or allows someone to save face; something that preserves someone's honour.

Noun

face-saver (plural face-savers)

  1. Something which causes or allows someone to save face; something that preserves someone's honour.

Forms of face-saver

pluralface-savers

Questions about face-saver

What does face-saver mean?
Face-saver means something which causes or allows someone to save face; something that preserves someone's honour.
What part of speech is face-saver?
Face-saver is a noun.
What is the plural of face-saver?
The plural of face-saver is face-savers.

Words near face-saver in the dictionary

  1. face-planting
  2. face-plants
  3. face-plate
  4. face-plates
  5. face-sat
  6. face-saver
  7. face-savers
  8. face-saving
  9. face-sit
  10. face-sits
  11. face-sitting

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