succourer

succourer
noun
someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty
Syn: ↑succorer
Derivationally related forms: ↑succour, ↑succor (for: ↑succorer)
Hypernyms: ↑rescuer, ↑recoverer, ↑saver

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  • succorer — noun someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty • Syn: ↑succourer • Derivationally related forms: ↑succour (for: ↑succourer), ↑succor • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phebe —    A deaconess of the church at Cenchrea, the port of Corinth. She was probably the bearer of Paul s epistle to the Romans. Paul commended her to the Christians at Rome; for she hath been, says he, a succourer of many, and of myself also (Rom. 16 …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Romans 16 — 1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: 2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer …   The King James version of the Bible

  • succour — /ˈsʌkə / (say sukuh) noun 1. help; relief; aid; assistance. 2. someone or something that gives help, relief, aid, etc. –verb (t) 3. to help or relieve in difficulty, need, or distress; aid; assist. Also, succor. {Middle English sucurs, from Anglo …  

  • recoverer — noun someone who saves something from danger or violence • Syn: ↑rescuer, ↑saver • Derivationally related forms: ↑save (for: ↑saver), ↑recover • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • rescuer — noun 1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger • Syn: ↑savior, ↑saviour, ↑deliverer • Derivationally related forms: ↑deliver (for: ↑deliverer), ↑rescue, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • socorour — obs. form of succourer …   Useful english dictionary

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