One who preserves. / A life preserver. / A person who refinishes furniture. / A person who prepares preserves of fruit or preserved meats.

plural of preserver

plural of preservation

plural of preservative

(countable) Any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

Tending to preserve.

To protect; to keep from harm or injury. / To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage.

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits. / A reservation, a nature preserve. / An activity with restricted access.

The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill. / The state of being preserved, how something has survived.

present participle of preserve