Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who redeems or buys back something: A redeemer is someone who recovers or regains possession of something by paying a price or fulfilling a condition, such as buying back promissory notes, merchandise, or other items.
   • (The Redeemer) Jesus Christ: In Christian theology, this is a title for Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity, believed to have redeemed humanity from sin through his life, death, and resurrection.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (General):

  • The bank acted as the redeemer of the defaulted bonds.
  • He was the redeemer of the family's pawned heirlooms.

• Noun (Theological/Proper Noun):

  • Christians pray to the Redeemer for salvation.
  • The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is an iconic landmark.

Advanced Usage

• "To look to someone as a redeemer": To view someone as a savior or liberator from a difficult situation.
  • The oppressed people looked to the revolutionary leader as their redeemer.

Variants and Related Words

• Redeem (verb): To gain or regain possession of something in exchange for payment; to fulfill a promise; to save from sin or error.
  • She managed to redeem her jewelry from the pawnshop.
• Redemption (noun): The action of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
  • He sought redemption for his past mistakes.
• Redeemable (adjective): Able to be redeemed.
  • These coupons are redeemable for store credit.

Synonyms

• Savior: A person who saves someone or something from danger or harm.
• Liberator: A person who sets others free from oppression or confinement.
• Deliverer: One who rescues or saves.

Related Phrases

• "Hope in a redeemer": To have faith that someone will save or improve a situation.
  • In their darkest hour, they held onto hope in a redeemer.

Related Idioms

• "A redeemer of lost causes": Someone who tries to save or fix situations that seem hopeless.
  • The lawyer was known as a redeemer of lost causes, taking on cases no one else would.

Noun

1. someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)
2. a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)