Thursday, July 12, 2012

saver, savor

Saver or saver means someone who clips coupons,  who buys things at bargain prices, who keeps things others might throw away, or who keeps money in the bank instead of spending it--
She was a saver, not a spender.
He was a saver of bits of string and old paper clips.

Saver may also mean someone who rescues people, physically, professionally, or socially, or something that helps people to economize or use resources well--
Thanks! You're a life saver!
The new form is a real time saver.
The coupons she clipped were a real money saver

Savor or savor ( rhymes with saver ) means to appreciate and enjoy the taste and aroma of something, literally or figuratively--
He liked to stand over the hot grill and savor the sizzling steak.
Let's just take a break and savor the day.
Savor may also mean the aroma of a dish or meal--
The savor of Thanksgiving dinner seemed to fill the house for days.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She was such a saver that there was usually money in the bank to go out for a dinner they could really savor."

Note--"savory" means having a tempting aroma--
 He could smell the savory aroma of meatloaf from the driveway.
Savory also means a main or side dish, and not a sweet--
The cookbook has a section for savory dishes, and one for desserts.

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