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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