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saver

saver

4 4.6
A person who rescues others from danger
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪvər/
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  • I mean, you're a life saver.

Examples

  • But you've been a real life-saver.

  • You could be a life saver today.

  • You are our life saver

  • Barney, you are my life saver, thank you.

  • Insurance may not seem like a necessity, but when an emergency arises, it's a life saver.

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  • Literally, a life saver.

  • Sometimes, as part of a comprehensive treatment program, surgery can alleviate pain and be a life-saver.

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  • For these women and their partners, Tiller was not "an abortionist" but a life-saver.

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  • In times of catastrophic accidents or acute illness, surgery and drugs can be life savers, and it's good we have them.

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  • The firefighter was a true saver when he rescued the cat from the tree.

Synonyms

defender
vssaver
252 2.8

A person who protects someone or something from harm

carries a stronger sense of active rescue rather than advocacy or defense
savior
vssaver
  • US
194 3.2

A person who helps someone escape danger or harm

is the common word for helping someone in danger or difficulty
protector
vssaver
129 2.8

A person who defends and cares for another person or thing

is specifically about rescuing from immediate danger, not ongoing guarding
rescuer
vssaver
64 1.4

A person who saves people or animals from danger

is the general term for rescuing people or things from danger
lifesaver
vssaver
28 3.0

A person or thing that helps you a lot when you are in trouble

emphasizes the act of rescuing someone from harm generally
deliverer
vssaver
4 5.9

A person who rescues others from danger

describes general act of getting people or things out of danger
preserver
vssaver
2 4.7

A person who protects people, traditions, or objects to keep them safe

is about sudden saving from danger rather than long term care
real lifesaver
vssaver
  • Informal
1 3.5

A person who gives very important help in a difficult situation

means the same but in a plain, neutral way
redeemer
vssaver
1 5.6

A person who saves people or things from danger

stresses broad saving or delivery rather than just protection
succorer
vssaver
9.8

A person who helps others in trouble

focuses more narrowly on active rescue from immediate danger
evacuator
vssaver
6.5

A person or vehicle that moves people from danger to safety in an emergency

is the broader term for rescuing or protecting people from harm
recoverer
vssaver
6.8

A person who saves or gets back things from danger

focuses on rescue broadly, not only retrieval of lost things

Antonyms

1 7.4

A person who leaves someone or something behind without care

7.3

A person who gives little care to someone they should look after

Compounds

4 2.9

A program that shows moving pictures on a computer screen when you are not using it

1 2.5

A hard candy shaped like a ring with a hole in the middle

face saver
  • Informal
5.8

Something that helps a person avoid embarrassment or loss of respect

How Life-Saving

rescuer
64 1.4
saver
4 4.6
helper
79 1.0

Surface Forms

saver singular
savers plural

Morphology

saver = save (transparent) = save + er

Agentive formation from 'save' with the sense 'to rescue', which learners can directly infer.

Etymology

Saver comes from the verb save, from the old Latin salvare meaning 'to rescue' or 'to keep safe', the same idea behind the word safe. So a saver can also be a person who rescues others and makes them 'safe'.