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savior

or ·dzܰ

[ seyv-yer ]

noun

  1. a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:

    the savior of the country.

  2. (initial capital letter) a title of God, especially of Christ.
  3. (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. an epithet of Artemis.


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Spelling Note

See -or 1.
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Other Word Forms

  • iǰ·Ǵǻ iǰ·󾱱 noun
  • ܲd·iǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of savior1

1250–1300; Middle English saveour, sauveur < Old French ܱëdzܰ < Late Latin ٴǰ, equivalent to Latin ( re ) to save 1 + -tor -tor
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He might be a savior, if not the savior.

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In 2013, Emmett became an unlikely savior for Scorsese, who had tried for 15 years to secure financing for a project about Portuguese Jesuit priests in the 17th century investigating Catholic persecution.

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Distress ensues when these savior suitors, who are bound for a yearlong voyage, fail to show up at the appointed hour to bid the ladies farewell.

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After all, Trump is treated not just as a fellow Christian, but something closer to a savior figure by the religious right.

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“He was somewhat of a savior, to be honest with you,” Roberts said of Flaherty, who will get his ring on Saturday.

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