succor
[ suhk-er ]
noun
help; relief; aid; assistance.
a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.
verb (used with object)
to help or relieve.
Origin of succor
11250–1300; (verb) Middle English sucuren from Old French suc(c)urre, socorre from Latin succurrere “to go beneath, run to help,” equivalent to suc- suc- + currere “to run” (see current); (noun) Middle English soc(o)ur, back formation from sucurs (taken as plural) from Old French from Medieval Latin succursus, equivalent to Latin succur(rere) + -sus, var of -tus suffix of verbal action
- Also especially British, suc·cour .
synonym study For succor
3. See help.
usage note For succor
See -or1.
Other words for succor
Other words from succor
- suc·cor·a·ble, adjective
- suc·cor·er, noun
- non·suc·cor, noun
- un·suc·cor·a·ble, adjective
- un·suc·cored, adjective
Words that may be confused with succor
- succor , sucker
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How to use succor in a sentence
Who of the Gods will appear my succorer, or what mortal my ally, or my fellow-worker in unjust works?
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. | EuripidesThis dear friend is a succorer of many, and, I can truly say, of me in particular.
Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel | John Yeardley
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