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savior

noun

sav·​ior ˈsāv-yər How to pronounce savior (audio)
 also  -ˌyȯr
variants or saviour
1
: one that saves from danger or destruction
2
: one who brings salvation
specifically, capitalized : jesus sense 1

Example Sentences

We all felt that she was our savior. the policeman proved to be our savior, arriving on the scene just as we were about to be mugged
Recent Examples on the Web Her savior wasn’t the doctor who peered at her X-rays and prescribed inhalers that didn’t help. Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2022 In 2002, after being expelled from her church and shamed by her mother for revealing her homosexuality, 20-year old Casey Parks found an unlikely savior. Lauren Leblanc, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Ironically, this fight pits the music industry against its savior: streaming, particularly Spotify. Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 July 2022 This zero-trust approach to network access will be your savior should attackers manage to infiltrate your system. Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 15 July 2022 Larry Lucchino, who followed Ray Kroc as second savior of baseball in San Diego, was inducted Thursday night into the Padres Hall of Fame. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 What was supposed to be the great savior of investing for the next generation of investors is failing. Bernhard Schroeder, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 His theology reflected his ambivalence toward Japan, describing it in his sermons as both a potential savior and a satanic power. Ben Dooley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022 Musk, however, is seen by many investors in Silicon Valley as a potential savior — a turnaround specialist with a record of execution, who will have a personal stake in Twitter’s success. Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 1 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English saveour, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin salvator, from salvare to save

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of savior was in the 14th century

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