rescuer
/'reskjuə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who saves someone or something from danger or harm: A "rescuer" is someone who intervenes to remove a person, animal, or object from a perilous situation, such as a fire, accident, or attack.
- A person who provides relief or deliverance from a difficult situation: A "rescuer" can also refer to someone who helps another person out of a non-physical predicament, such as financial trouble or emotional distress.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The firefighters were hailed as heroes and brave rescuers.
- After the hiker fell, a mountain rescue team of skilled rescuers arrived within an hour.
- She felt like a rescuer when she helped her friend find a new job.
Advanced Usage
- "Would-be rescuer": A person who attempts to rescue someone but may not succeed.
- The would-be rescuer jumped into the water, but the current was too strong.
Variants and Related Words
- Rescue (verb/noun): The act of saving or the instance of being saved.
- Verb: They worked tirelessly to rescue the trapped miners.
- Noun: The daring rescue was broadcast on the news.
- Rescuing (gerund/noun): The action of performing a rescue.
- Rescuing people from burning buildings is part of their job.
Synonyms
- Savior: A person who saves someone or something (often carries a more formal or dramatic connotation).
- Liberator: A person who sets someone free from oppression or confinement.
- Deliverer: A person who rescues or saves someone.
Related Phrases
- To come to the rescue: To arrive and provide help in a difficult situation.
- Just as we ran out of money, my parents came to the rescue.
- Rescue mission: An operation organized to save someone or something.
- The navy launched a rescue mission for the sailors.
Noun
- someone who saves something from danger or violence
- a person who rescues you from harm or danger