SAVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saver mean? 

• SAVER (noun)
  The noun SAVER has 2 senses:

1. someone who saves something from danger or violence

2. someone who saves (especially money)

  Familiarity information: SAVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SAVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who saves something from danger or violence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

recoverer; rescuer; saver

Hypernyms ("saver" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saver"):

salvager; salvor (someone who salvages)

succorer; succourer (someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty)

Derivation:

save (save from ruin, destruction, or harm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who saves (especially money)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("saver" is a kind of...):

owner; possessor (a person who owns something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saver"):

economiser; economizer (a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste)

hoarder (a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use)

Derivation:

save (to keep up and reserve for personal or special use)

save (spend less; buy at a reduced price)

save (spend sparingly, avoid the waste of)

 Context examples 

Savers consume very little energy in their activities and, therefore, the difference between sitting/lying or standing is practically nil for them.

(Spending more time standing helps increase energy expenditure and combats the effects of a sedentary lifestyle, University of Granada)

The scientists used a sample comprising 53 young adults, who were classified into two types, savers and spenders of energy, depending on the amount of energy expenditure they consumed when switching from sitting or lying to standing.

(Spending more time standing helps increase energy expenditure and combats the effects of a sedentary lifestyle, University of Granada)