deliverer
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- noun
- /dɪˈlɪvərər/
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salvador
- The prophecies of the aisling poems and the popular ballads that succeeded them promised that a deliverer would save the Irish in Ireland from oppression and poverty.
Examples
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The film tells the story of a brave deliverer who risked everything to save a group of hostages.
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In times of crisis, the community looked to their leader as a deliverer to guide them to safety.
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God saved you to be our deliverer.
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And how much longer would it be until God once again sent a deliverer?
Fiction book (2001) -
Oh, Lord, when will you send us a deliverer?
Fiction book (2001) -
In time of trouble, the people pray for a deliverer.
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Oppressed people... need to believe in a deliverer.
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Or even turn out to be the long-awaited deliverer, the Messiah for whom all Israel prayed.
Fiction book (2001) -
During the revolution, many saw their charismatic leader as a deliverer who would free them from oppression.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who helps someone escape danger or harm
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A person who saves people or animals from danger
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3.0
A person or thing that helps you a lot when you are in trouble
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A person who rescues others from danger
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A person who saves people or things from danger
A person who helps others in trouble
A person or vehicle that moves people from danger to safety in an emergency
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deliverer comes from deliver, which originally meant 'to set free' and is related to the same idea in liberate ('free'). So a deliverer is someone who rescues or frees people from danger.