Dictionary

savior en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈseɪvjɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈseɪvjə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

1. (US) A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
2. (US) 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.)

Forms

Deriveds

saviorship · saviorhood · savioress · white savior · saviour sibling · saviouress · saviorism · saviourhood · saviourship · savior complex

Relateds

Salvador · El Salvador · salvager · Salvatore · Saviour · salvator · Savior · salvor

Translations (126)

de Erlöser (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl wybawicielka (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ko 구세주 (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · gv saualtagh (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ee xɔla (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · la servātor (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · tr kurtarıcı (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · sv frälsare (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ur مَسِیحا (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · kk құтқарушы (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · it salvatrice (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · la servātrīx (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · wa såveu (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · it redentore (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ga slánaitheoir (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · grc σωτήρ (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · cy gwaredwr (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl zbawca (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pcd sauveu (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · yue 救星 (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · dz ཉེན་སྐྱོབ་འབད་མི (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nan-hbl 救星 (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · uk рятівни́ця (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · de Erlöserin (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · cy iachawdwr (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · zdj mkombozi (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · cs zachránce (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · tl tagapagligtas (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · el σωτήρας (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ar مُنْقِذ (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ka გადამრჩენი (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · br salver (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · scn sarbaturi (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nl redster (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl wybawca (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pt salvador (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · grc σώτειρα (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ru спаса́тель (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · cmn 救世主 (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · sw mkombozi (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · is frelsari (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · el σώτειρα (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nv yisdáʼiiníiłii (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · es salvadora (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · sk záchranca (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · mn аврагч (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ru спаси́тельница (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ang hǣlend (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · da frelser (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · uk рятівни́к (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · fo frelsari (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · fa منجی (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · lv glābēja (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · oc sauvaire (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · mk спасител (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ro mântuitor (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ka მხსნელი (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · bo སྐྱབས་མགོན (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nn redningskvinne (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · de Erretterin (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ar مُخَلِّص (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · sh spàsitelj (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · it salvatore (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nrf saûveux (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · gd slànair (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · an salvador (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · hu megváltó (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · hy փրկիչ (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ca salvador (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · osx hēliand (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl ratowniczka (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · fr sauveuse (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · sh спа̀ситељ (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · vi cứu tinh (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ceb manunubos (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nn frelserinne (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · fi pelastaja (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nn redningsmann (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nn frelsar (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ka მშველელი (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · sl reševalec (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · de Retterin (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · kw savyour (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · enm saveour (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · mi kaiwhakaora (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ru спаси́тель (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · kw selwyas (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nb redningskvinne (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · kw salvador (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl ratownik (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl zbawiciel (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pt salvadora (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · lt gelbėtojas (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · cy achubwr (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ja 救世主 (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · he מוֹשִיעַ (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · es salvador (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · la salvātrīx (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · bg спаси́тел (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nb redningsmann (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ms penyelamat (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nrf sauveux (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · hu megmentő (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · de Erretter (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · oc sarvaor (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · sv frälserinna (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · lv glābējs (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · la Sospita (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nl redder (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nb frelser (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · ru спаса́тельница (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · gd slànaighear (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · fr sauveur (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · be выратава́льніца (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · la salvātor (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · oc sauvador (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · cmn 救星 (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl wybawiciel (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · pl wybawczyni (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · bo སྐྱོབ་མཁན (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · nb frelserinne (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · kmr xelaskarê (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · it redentrice (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · be выратава́льнік (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · de Retter (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) · lt gelbėtoja (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm)