He was extolled as the savior of the country (Washington Irving).
SYNONYM(S): deliverer.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Sav|ior — sav|iour «SAYV yuhr», noun. Especially British. savior. Sav|iour or Sav|ior «SAYV yuhr», noun. = Jesus Christ … Useful english dictionary
sav·ior — … Useful english dictionary
sav — sav; sav·able; sav·age·dom; sav·age·ly; sav·age·ness; sav·age·rous; sav·age·ry; sav·ag·ism; sav·a·nil·la; sav·a·ra; sav·a·rin; sav·a·tion; sav·e·loy; sav·er; sav·in; sav·ing·ly; sav·ing·ness; sav·ior; sav·ior·ess; sav·ior·hood; sav·ior·ship;… … English syllables
Sav|iour — «SAYV yuhr», noun. Especially British. savior. Sav|iour or Sav|ior «SAYV yuhr», noun. = Jesus Christ … Useful english dictionary
sav|iour — «SAYV yuhr», noun. Especially British. savior. Sav|iour or Sav|ior «SAYV yuhr», noun. = Jesus Christ … Useful english dictionary
ior — be·hav·ior; be·hav·ior·al; be·hav·ior·al·ist; be·hav·ior·ism; be·hav·ior·is·tics; hav·ior; jun·ior·ate; mis·be·hav·ior; pav·ior; sav·ior; sav·ior·ess; sav·ior·hood; sav·ior·ship; be·hav·ior·ist; jun·ior; sen·ior; be·hav·ior·al·ly;… … English syllables
savior — sav·ior … English syllables
savior — sav•ior or sav•iour [[t]ˈseɪv yər[/t]] n. 1) a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country[/ex] 2) rel (cap.) a title of God, esp. of Jesus • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME saveour, sauveur < OF sauvëour < LL… … From formal English to slang
savior — sav|ior [ seıvjər ] noun count 1. ) a person who saves someone or something from trouble or danger: He was hailed as the savior of a country ravaged by 15 years of civil war. 2. ) the Savior or Our Savior a name that Christians sometimes use for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
savioress — sav·ior·ess … English syllables
