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savior¹

  • /ˈseɪvjɚ/ US
  • /ˈseɪvjə/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪvjə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

First attested in 1300 as Middle English saveour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvātor, from salvō. Doublet of salvator. Displaced native Old English hǣlend.

noun saviors · saviour

  1. US A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
  2. US A child who is conceived in order to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.)

Savior²

Where it comes from

From savior. Doublet of Salvador.

proper noun the Savior · Saviour

  1. US Jesus Christ
  2. US, uncommon A male given name from English.
  3. US, rare A female given name from English.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: redeemer, good shepherd, christ, jesus, jesus christ, saviour, deliverer, rescuer, salvation, lord, brother, man, helper, champion, lifesaver, rescue

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noun a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm

Españolsalvador, salvadora
한국어구세주 guseju
日本語救世主 kyūseishu
中文救世主 jiùshìzhǔ, 救星 jiùxīng
Kiswahilimkombozi
Portuguêssalvador, salvadora
Françaissauveur, sauveuse
DeutschErlöser, Erlöserin, Retter, Retterin, Erretter, Erretterin
Italianoredentore, redentrice, salvatore, salvatrice
Ελληνικάσωτήρας sotíras, σώτειρα sóteira
Românământuitor
Русскийспаси́тель spasítelʹ, спаси́тельница spasítelʹnica, спаса́тель spasátelʹ, спаса́тельница spasátelʹnica
Tiếng Việtcứu tinh
العربيةمُخَلِّص muḵalliṣ, مُنْقِذ munqiḏ
עבריתמוֹשִיעַ moshía

name (Christianity) Jesus Christ — see also savior, Messiah

EspañolSalvador
한국어구세주 guseju
日本語救世主 Kyūseishu, 救い主 Sukuinushi
中文救世主 Jiùshìzhǔ, 救主 Jiùzhǔ
PortuguêsSalvador
FrançaisSauveur
RomânăMântuitor
РусскийСпаситель Spasitelʹ
العربيةالمُخَلِّص al-muḵalliṣ
עבריתמוֹשִיעַ moshía

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

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@misc{savior_2026,
  title = {savior},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/savior},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}