rescuer
noun/ˈrɛskjuər/
Frequency rank: #18,879 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who saves someone from danger or a difficult situation
Example sentence
The brave rescuer pulled the child from the burning building just in time.
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