savior

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

Noun

  1. A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
  2. 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.)

Origin

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.

Forms

saviors saviour

Related

Savior Saviour salvor salvager salvator El Salvador Salvador Salvatore

Derived

savior complex savioress saviorhood saviorism saviorship saviouress saviourhood saviourship saviour sibling white savior