Thesaurus results for SAVIOUR

savior

noun

ˈsāv-yər

variants or saviour

as in protector

one that saves from danger or destruction the policeman proved to be our savior, arriving on the scene just as we were about to be mugged

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Recent Examples of savior The nasty plant, the savior of Mushnik’s florist store, but with an unhealthy hunger for the struggling employees therein, is quite the beast of foliage. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026 London — Britain’s political class is being shaken by a scandal the scale of which typically comes around only once in a generation, and the man at the heart of it was once seen as the savior of the party that is currently in power. —

Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026 Their savior, a late-40s man travelling alone, welcomed them to join him at his campfire. —

Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026 The Giants have the same main ingredients, with quarterback Jaxson Dart coming off a promising rookie season and John Harbaugh arriving as a coaching savior. —

Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for savior

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Noun

Neither squad has a traditional rim protector, so both guard groups were emboldened to drive to the basket with abandon.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Fascist regimes are also typically organized around a charismatic leader—and form social and political cultures centered on that leader, who is taken to be the violent and powerful protector of the nation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026