salvager

From salvage +‎ -er.

salvager (plural salvagers)

1. A person who engages in salvage work.

   Synonym: salvor

   • 2009 January 19, Matthew L. Wald, Al Baker, “Cockpit Tape Reveals Thumps, Engine Loss and a "Mayday"”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The fuel tank in the right wing has a small leak, and investigators and salvagers decided to empty it before moving the barge […]