Good Samaritan

noun

: samaritan sense 2

Example Sentences

We had a flat tire on the highway but fortunately a Good Samaritan stopped to help us change it.

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

good samaritan

noun

good sa·​mar·​i·​tan

-sə-ˈmar-ə-tən

: one who voluntarily renders aid to another in distress although under no duty to do so

History and Etymology for Good Samaritan

from the good Samaritan in the New Testament parable (Luke 10:30–37)