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
Three rescuers and a California Highway Patrol Helicopter deployed after hikers spotted Ortiz's body shortly after the fall.
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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
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
Two children were among the six people killed in the capital and broader Kyiv region, and rescuers were searching for survivors and clearing rubble on Wednesday morning, according to officials.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Local communities also did not allow men, whether rescuers or medics, to help their female relatives.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
His rescuers named him Peaches.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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
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
Two children were among the six people killed in the capital and broader Kyiv region, and rescuers were searching for survivors and clearing rubble on Wednesday morning, according to officials.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Local communities also did not allow men, whether rescuers or medics, to help their female relatives.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
His rescuers named him Peaches.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescuers
saviors
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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In both nations, anger prevails for the injustices of those calling themselves saviors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Rescuers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescuers. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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