redeemer

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redeemer¹

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From Middle English redemer, redemar, equivalent to redeem + -er.

noun redeemers

  1. One who redeems; one who provides redemption. However there is little doubt that Virgil did - in that very sad age of the world, an age of "misery and massacre," and in common with thousands of others - look for the coming of a great 'redeemer.'

Redeemer²

proper noun the Redeemer

  1. honorific title for Jesus Christ

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: savior, good shepherd, christ, jesus, jesus christ, saviour, crucified, kinsman, helper, amen, messiah, nazarene, messias, judge, lord, yeshua

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noun one who redeems

Españolredentor
Portuguêsredentor
Françaisrédempteur
DeutschErlöser
Italianoredentore
Русскийспаси́тель spasítelʹ, избави́тель izbavítelʹ, искупи́тель iskupítelʹ

name Jesus Christ

中文耶穌基督 /耶稣基督 Yēsū Jīdū
PortuguêsRedentor
FrançaisRédempteur
DeutschErlöser
ItalianoRedentore
РусскийИскупи́тель Iskupítelʹ

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"redeemer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redeemer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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redeemer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/redeemer

Chicago

"redeemer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redeemer.

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@misc{redeemer_2026,
  title = {redeemer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/redeemer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}