salvor

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salvor

noun salvors

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.
Similar: salvager

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@misc{salvor_2026,
  title = {salvor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salvor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}