Good Sa·mar·i·tan

Good Sa·mar·i·tan
/-səˈmerətən/ noun, pl ⋯ -tans [count]
: a person who helps other people and especially strangers when they have trouble

We had a flat tire on the highway but fortunately a Good Samaritan stopped to help us change it.


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