good Samaritan
15
3.7
- noun
- /ɡʊd səˈmærɪtən/
:
buen samaritano
- WALA - The case against two people accused of attacking some Good Samaritans will go to the Grand Jury.
- just a good Samaritan
- two good Samaritans
- play good Samaritan
Examples
-
I like to think we are all good Samaritans.
Blog text (19) -
The minute I saw you, I said to myself, "There's a good Samaritan."
-
Here, we are all the good Samaritans.
-
Do you think that makes you a good Samaritan?
-
Wrong day to be a good Samaritan.
-
I could use a good samaritan.
-
The victim was a good Samaritan who tried to help.
Blog text (5) -
If you have an elderly neighbor, be a good Samaritan and check on his or her status.
Blog text (3) -
We have "good Samaritan" laws wherein one is required to come to a person's aid where reasonably possible.
Blog text (19) -
After the accident, a good Samaritan stopped to help the injured driver.
Synonyms
304
1.0
A very kind person who helps others
79
1.0
A person who does tasks for others, for example at events
56
1.0
A person who offers money or help to others without asking for anything back
50
4.2
A person who helps others in need
27
9.7
A person who often helps other people
23
4.2
A person who cares about people in need and helps them
7
3.5
Not paid for doing a job
3
6.7
A person who cares about others and helps them without expecting anything back
A person who offers money, food, or other help to people in need
A person who helps another with a task or need
Antonyms
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'good' (morally positive) modifying 'Samaritan' (a helper/compassionate person), so the combined sense — a particularly kind or helpful person who assists others, often strangers — is compositional. Although the expression has a Biblical origin, that cultural background isn't needed for understanding if a learner already knows both constituent words; similar constructions exist in many languages.
Etymology
The phrase good Samaritan comes from a Bible story. One popular story says a man was robbed and left hurt on the road, and many people passed by, but a Samaritan stopped, cleaned his wounds, and paid for his care. So today a 'good Samaritan' means someone who helps a stranger without expecting a reward.