as in saviors
one that saves from danger or destruction
rescuers went out immediately in search of the lost child
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Recent Examples of rescuers
The 5-week-old orange tabby, named Mackie after the 7-Eleven worker who called in the tip, is now in foster care with one of his rescuers.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Emergency services deployed 62 rescuers and 22 support vehicles to the crash, according to local media.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Emergency crews—including police, firefighters, and paramedics—rushed to the scene, deploying 62 rescuers and 22 vehicles to assist survivors trapped in the wreckage, local media reports.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Search and rescuers looked for him all night in the remote area but couldn’t find him.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Still, the vessel captain was able to maneuver around them, and rescuers began cutting away at the knotted fishing line.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
There may be additional victims trapped under the rubble; some 500 rescuers and 1,000 police officers have been tasked with searching multiple locations for survivors.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
That involved the special forces paying due heed to Indigenous cosmology which suggested a malign shapeshifting being known as a duende was conspiring to hide the children from their would-be rescuers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
The second strike hit an external stairwell as rescuers and journalists raced to the scene of the first, killing another 18.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Ronnie Li, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Emergency services deployed 62 rescuers and 22 support vehicles to the crash, according to local media.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Emergency crews—including police, firefighters, and paramedics—rushed to the scene, deploying 62 rescuers and 22 vehicles to assist survivors trapped in the wreckage, local media reports.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Search and rescuers looked for him all night in the remote area but couldn’t find him.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Still, the vessel captain was able to maneuver around them, and rescuers began cutting away at the knotted fishing line.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
There may be additional victims trapped under the rubble; some 500 rescuers and 1,000 police officers have been tasked with searching multiple locations for survivors.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
That involved the special forces paying due heed to Indigenous cosmology which suggested a malign shapeshifting being known as a duende was conspiring to hide the children from their would-be rescuers.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
The second strike hit an external stairwell as rescuers and journalists raced to the scene of the first, killing another 18.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescuers
guardians
Noun
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The rest rely on parents or guardians.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The entire nest changes, the child changes and the parents/guardians change.—
Tembi Locke,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Rescuers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescuers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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