the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who conserves.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who con-serves, or keeps from loss, decay, or injury; one who lays up for preservation.
n. A preparer of conserves or sweetmeats.
Word Usage
"(She is never idle, being so essentially a nest-maker and comfort-producer and race-conserver; and she has a whole pile of these handkerchiefs for her father.)"