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savior

/ˈseɪvjɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
sav-ior
IPA
/ˈseɪvjɚ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

American usage

noun

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.)

American usage

name

Jesus Christ

American usage

name

A male given name from English.

American usage

name

A female given name from English.

American usage

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: saveour, sauveour, salvātor

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈseɪvjɚ/
  • British English: /ˈseɪvjə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

saviors (plural) saviour (alternative) the Savior (canonical)

Derived Forms

savioress saviorhood saviorism saviorship saviouress saviourhood saviourship

Phrases

savior complex saviour sibling white savior El Salvador

Frequently Paired Words

Savior Saviour salvor salvager salvator El Salvador Salvador Salvatore

Synonyms

saviour rescuer deliverer

Rhymes With

behavior behaviour xavier misbehavior havior

Questions

How do you pronounce savior?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪvjɚ/.
What does savior mean?
A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
Where does savior come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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