Other forms: saviours
A saviour is somebody who rescues others from danger. Hailed as a saviour, the club's saviour, a saviour complex.
With a capital letter it means Christ, which is where the weight of the word comes from. Americans spell it savior, and a saviour complex is the need to rescue people whether or not they asked.
1nounsaviourSomebody who rescues others from danger.
“The goalkeeper was the team's saviour, stopping three penalties in the shoot-out.”
saviour is a rescuer.
Also accepted in games: savior
Latin
salvātor
Old French
sauveour
Middle English
saveour
English
savior
English, today
saviour
savior First attested in 1300 as Middle English saveour, from Old French sauveour, from Latin salvātor, from salvō. a doublet of salvator. Displaced native hǣlend.
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