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salvors

salvors is the plural of salvor.

Meaning of salvor

Noun

salvor (plural salvors)

  1. One who salvages; especially, one who voluntarily assists in saving a distressed ship or its goods at sea.
    • A salvor is a risktaker. […] The shores of Europe were littered with wrecks from the First World War. Sorima [la Società Ricuperi Marittimi] collected "no cure, no pay" (the equivalent of "no win, no fee") contracts from governments and insurers, seeking to recoup their losses.2024-11-04, Sam Knight, “The shipwreck detective”, in The New Yorker
    Synonyms:
    salvager

Questions about salvors

What is salvors the plural of?
Salvors is the plural of salvor.

Words near salvors in the dictionary

  1. salvo clauses
  2. salvoed
  3. salvoes
  4. salvoing
  5. salvor
  6. salvors
  7. salvos
  8. Salvucci
  9. Salvuccis
  10. salwar
  11. salwar kamees

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