variants
or saviour
1
: one that saves from danger or destruction
2
: one who brings salvation
Examples of savior in a Sentence
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
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He was hailed as a savior at USC in his first season in 2022, accelerating USC’s rebuild to a stunning 11-3 season.
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Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
And there on the report’s final page, deep down a list of its authors, was the name of the man positioning himself as FIFA’s savior: Gianni Infantino.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
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Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 16 May 2024
And there on the report’s final page, deep down a list of its authors, was the name of the man positioning himself as FIFA’s savior: Gianni Infantino.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
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“Savior.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savior. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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or saviour
: one that saves from danger or destruction
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