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

Now Coster-Waldau’s third act is less antihero and more Good Samaritan in An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet. —Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025

Mike accepts gratefully—only to beat up this Good Samaritan and run off with his watch. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025

But Cliff’s car gets towed, and Brittany doesn’t seem eager to come pick him up, so a combination of Good Samaritan instincts and a desire to avoid her lack of Christmas Eve plans prompts Didi to drive him to the impound lot. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025

Women were members of Good Samaritan pharmacy team The two women, Eden Adugna and Feven Adugna, were members of the pharmacy team at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, according to a media statement from TriHealth. —David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025

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)