succor

[ suhk-er ]

/ ˈsʌk ər /

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noun

help; relief; aid; assistance.

a person or thing that gives help, relief, aid, etc.

verb (used with object)

to help or relieve.

OTHER WORDS FOR succor

1, 3 support.

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Also especially British, suc·cour .

Origin of succor

1250–1300; (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

synonym study for succor

3. See help.

usage note for succor

See -or¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM succor

suc·cor·a·ble, adjectivesuc·cor·er, nounnon·suc·cor, nounun·suc·cor·a·ble, adjective

un·suc·cored, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH succor

succor , sucker

Words nearby succor

succinctorium, succinic, succinic acid, succinylcholine chloride, succise, succor, succorance, succory, succotash, succoth, succour

How to use succor in a sentence

Such attention comes too late to offer any succor or comfort to the families, friends, and co-workers mourning the dead.
Now Is Not the Time for New Gun Laws|Nick Gillespie|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And if it is to truly heal, Palestinians and Israelis must make of the scar a source of succor, not fear.
On Yom Kippur, Remember My Palestinian Mother|Samer Badawi|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The human soul is an ocean tossed by storms of passion, deep and bottomless in its need for succor and nourishment.
The Old Man and the Sea|David Farr|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In contrast, a mammalian infant depends on the separation cry for succor and security.
Why Do We Cry?|Michael Trimble|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And when at last it is perceived that such pity cannot lead to effectual succor, common sense bids the soul be rid of it.
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener|David Frum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Succor could not arrive, he argued, and they were in duty bound to save the surviving civilians and the women and children.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
But ammunition was lacking, and detachments of mercenaries were advancing to the succor of their comrades.
Rule of the Monk|Giuseppe Garibaldi
Somehow instinct told her that she might not expect succor from this man with the pearls about his gross neck.
The Adventures of Kathlyn|Harold MacGrath
She was alone; he was hidden from the view of the men on the point, and no succor could come from them.
Devil's Ford|Bret Harte
No, I was never left without succor when I was in need of it!
The Girl and the Kingdom|Kate Douglas Wiggin