as in savior
one that saves from danger or destruction
rescuers went out immediately in search of the lost child
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Recent Examples of rescuer
Every man wants to feel like the rescuer.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wes Ostgaard, the hiker who summoned rescuers after finding Ortiz's body, told USA TODAY that the extreme conditions on the mountain that day could have tripped up even the most experienced climbers.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Luckily for the motorists, rescuers sprang into action and were able to reach them.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Bandit had been found on a rural road in the middle of nowhere and would have died had his rescuer not been driving past.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The oil made her body slippery, allowing rescuers to pull her out of the passageway by working in reverse and undoing all the contortions that trapped her.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Coast Guard rescuers flew the man to a hospital, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All rescuers were out of the field by midnight, officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
His rescuers named him Peaches.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wes Ostgaard, the hiker who summoned rescuers after finding Ortiz's body, told USA TODAY that the extreme conditions on the mountain that day could have tripped up even the most experienced climbers.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Luckily for the motorists, rescuers sprang into action and were able to reach them.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Bandit had been found on a rural road in the middle of nowhere and would have died had his rescuer not been driving past.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The oil made her body slippery, allowing rescuers to pull her out of the passageway by working in reverse and undoing all the contortions that trapped her.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Coast Guard rescuers flew the man to a hospital, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All rescuers were out of the field by midnight, officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
His rescuers named him Peaches.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescuer
Noun
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Forced to navigate this harrowing labyrinth of false saviors and predators, Ash’s struggle becomes not only about survival, but about reclaiming her voice and breaking free from cycles of harm that threaten to consume her completely.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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He wasn’t asked by Sacramento State president Luke Wood or Athletic Director Mark Orr to be a savior.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where a book a day keeps the bombs away.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dambo’s trolls are forest protectors but in a far more tender way.—
Khadejeh Nikouyeh,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Rescuer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescuer. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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