saviour
noun/ˈseɪvjər/
Frequency rank: #9,307 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A person who rescues or saves someone from danger or difficulty.
Example sentence
The firefighter was hailed as the saviour of the trapped children after pulling them to safety.
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