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sauveur

saviour

noun soh-VEUR Rare

Origin: From Old French sauveur, from Latin salvator.

Also means

rescuer

Usage Note

Sauveur can refer to a literal rescuer or, capitalised (le Sauveur), to Jesus Christ in Christian contexts. A female saviour is often described with a phrase rather than a feminine noun in European French. Related verb: sauver.

Examples

"Il est arrivé comme un sauveur."

Natural Translation

He arrived like a saviour.

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