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savior

savior

194 3.2
A person who helps someone escape danger or harm
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪvjər/
  • US
translation icon : salvador
  • Yeah, our savior was a woodcarver.
  • Jesus the savior
  • Christ the savior
  • God as savior

Democrats seek unlikely debt ceiling savior from the Hill, Mitch McConnell.

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Examples

  • What we need is not a perfect savior but a perfect democratic system.

    Academic text (1990)
  • So if in the future I might need myself a savior I'll remember what was written on that wall

  • And this man they believe is their savior because he hates who they hate.

  • You can thank our resident lord and savior.

  • So what has been the savior for us is Shopify.

  • God, our Father, we rejoice in the birth of our Savior.

  • I'm Maximus, the savior of Rome!

  • As noted, they saw Rosas as the supreme patriot and savior of the nation.

    Academic text (1995)
  • She steps out of the shelter of her savior's arms, turns to thank him.

  • The firefighter became a savior when he rescued the child from the burning building.

Synonyms

rescuer
vssavior
64 1.4

A person who saves people or animals from danger

is more general, referring to someone who helps in danger or difficulty
guardian angel
vssavior
39 4.6

A spirit or person people believe protects and helps someone

refers to a person who actively rescues others from immediate danger
lifesaver
vssavior
28 3.0

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

refers mainly to a person who helps rather than objects that do
messiah
vssavior
22 9.1

A person many hope will save people from serious problems

is an ordinary rescuing term used for everyday saving actions
deliverer
vssavior
4 5.9

A person who rescues others from danger

is the broader term for anyone who helps in danger or difficulty
saver
vssavior
4 4.6

A person who rescues others from danger

is the everyday word for a person who helps in danger or harm
redeemer
vssavior
1 5.6

A person who saves people or things from danger

is a common, non technical term for general help in danger

Antonyms

4 7.9

A person who treats others cruelly because of their race, religion, or beliefs over a long time

How Heroic

hero
1.1
savior
  • US
194 3.2
lifesaver
28 3.0
rescuer
64 1.4

Surface Forms

savior singular
saviours plural
saviors plural

Morphology

savior = save (transparent) = save + ior

The meaning is transparently an agentive formation meaning 'one who saves' derived from the verb 'save'.

Etymology

Savior comes from an old Latin root salv- and the word salvare, which mean 'to make safe' and are the same root as the English word save. So a savior is someone who makes you safe from danger or harm.