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FACE SAVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does face saver mean?
• FACE SAVER (noun)
The noun FACE SAVER has 1 sense:
1. an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
Familiarity information: FACE SAVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
face saver; face saving
Hypernyms ("face saver" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
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