noun
- a person or company that salvages ships or cargo from wrecks or maritime disasters
Usage: nautical; legal
Examples
- The salvor worked for weeks to recover cargo from the sunken vessel.
- Maritime law grants salvors the right to compensation for their services.
- The professional salvor used specialized equipment to raise the wreck.
- After the storm, salvors rushed to the scene of the grounded ship.
- The court awarded the salvor a substantial fee for saving the crew and cargo.
- International salvors often work in dangerous conditions to recover valuable items.