RESCUER

rescuer, recoverer, saver

(noun) someone who saves something from danger or violence

savior, saviour, rescuer, deliverer

(noun) a person who rescues you from harm or danger

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rescuer (plural rescuers)

A person who rescues someone or something.

Anagrams

• recures, recurse, securer

Source: Wiktionary


Res"cu*er (-k-r), n.

Definition: One who rescues.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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