saver

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English

Etymology

From save +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪvə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪvəɹ/
• Homophone: savour
• Rhymes: -eɪvə(ɹ)

Noun

saver (plural savers)

1. One who saves.
2. One who keeps savings more than usual.

3. A ticket or coupon that offers a discount.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with savour (savor), or saviour (savior).

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• AVREs, Raves, avers, raves, sarve, vares, veras

Middle English

Noun

saver

1. Alternative form of saveour

Norman

Etymology

Inherited from Old French savoir, saveir, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (“taste, know”).

Verb

saver

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) to know

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saifr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːfer/
• (Late Old Frisian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːwer/

Noun

sāver m

1. spittle, saliva

Alternative forms

• sēver

Further reading

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28

Romansch

Verb

saver

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) Alternative form of savair (“to know (how to do something)”)

Venetan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere (“taste, know”). Compare Italian sapere.

Verb

saver

1. (transitive) to know (how to)
2. (transitive) to be able to; can