rescuer
n.
one who saves a person from danger or harm, one who frees a person from risk
rescuer
Noun
1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger
(synonym) savior, saviour, deliverer
(hypernym) benefactor, helper
(hyponym) messiah, christ
(derivation) rescue, deliver
2. someone who saves something from danger or violence
(synonym) recoverer, saver
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) salvager, salvor
Rescuer
(n.)
One who rescues.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Synonyms and related words:
Audubon Society, National Wildlife Service, Sierra Club, air-sea rescue, coast guard, conservationist, conservator, deliverer, forest ranger, freer, game warden, keeper, liberator, lifeboat, lifeguard, lifesaver, manumitter, preservationist, preserver, ranger, redeemer, safekeeper, saver, savior, taxidermist
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.