Good Samaritan

noun

: samaritan sense 2

Examples of Good Samaritan in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Good Samaritan Outreach, an Orlando nonprofit food pantry and soup kitchen founded in 1997, encounters these families every week, people who are doing their best but need a helping hand to ensure their children not go to bed hungry. — Christine Franz, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Multiple calls to sheriff’s dispatchers brought deputies to the woman, who sheltered in the apartment of a Good Samaritan, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

Good Samaritan helps pull victims from home At least two of the children were pulled from the home by a bystander, later identified as Leon Segura, officials said. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 25 June 2026

This is just one of many memories to spill out Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church as former employees, people who were born at the hospital or friends and family collected to commemorate the unveiling of a historical marker for Good Samaritan. — Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Good Samaritan

• cytokeratin
• ferritin
• keratin

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

Etymology

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