noun
savior
SAYV-yer/ˈseɪvyər/
A person who saves someone or something from danger or harm.
The grateful owner sees the firefighter as the dog's savior.
Etymology
Latin salvator named someone who saves or preserves another. That protective role remains central: a savior brings someone out of peril or prevents harm or loss.
In context
attacked by fear at some point but we have a savior in Jesus Christ we may be attacked by by feelings of hopelessness and despair but we still have a savior in Jesus Christ
More examples
- They hailed the donor as the school's savior.
- The rescued climber thanked his savior.
- She did not expect to become anyone's savior.
Forms
savior · saviors
Similar words
- rescuer
- Focuses on a specific rescue rather than broader salvation.
- deliverer
- Deliverer is more formal and often suggests rescue from oppression or danger.