savior

Meanings

Plural: saviors

Noun

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
a person who rescues you from harm or danger
A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
A child who is conceived in order to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.)

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1300 as Middle English saveour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvātor, from salvō. Doublet of salvator. Displaced native Old English hǣlend.

Synonyms

Christ, Deliverer, deliverer, Good Shepherd, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Redeemer, rescuer, saviour, Saviour, the Nazarene

Scrabble Score: 9

savior is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
savior is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
savior is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

savior is a valid Words With Friends word