Synonyms

savior

American

[seyv-yer] / ˈseɪv yər /

Or saviour

noun

a person who saves, rescues, or delivers.

the savior of the country.
(initial capital letter) a title of God, especially of Christ.
(initial capital letter) an epithet of Artemis.

Spelling

See -or ¹.

Other Word Forms

saviorhood noun
saviorship noun
undersavior noun

Etymology

Origin of savior

1250–1300; Middle English saveour, sauveur < Old French sauvëour < Late Latin salvātor, equivalent to Latin salvā ( re ) to save ¹ + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

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I can tell you which of those movies I’d rather watch again, and it’s not the one where she plays a white savior mother with an addiction to hairspray.

From Salon

For an industry that’s always in flux, the revival of the melodrama might just be the savior that the once moribund mid-budget film has been seeking.

From Salon

‘I don’t care about being “the savior of my people”.

From Literature

Which is why teams around the league might look at quarterbacks like Murray and see a possible savior.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the short term, the NBA’s worst teams—whether they mean to be or not—have one last batch of potential saviors awaiting them.

From The Wall Street Journal

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