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rescuer

noun

Definition of rescuer

as in savior

one that saves from danger or destruction rescuers went out immediately in search of the lost child

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Recent Examples of rescuer Hours later, a group of rescuers in hard hats were using poles stripped from trees to poke at the huge pile of rubble. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 The Los Angeles Fire Department lowered rescuers from a helicopter and an aerial ladder to pull at least two of the victims from the quick-moving waters, according to the agency. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The last of the rescuers returned to the trailhead late Tuesday night. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Five rescuers involved in the effort said the village’s leadership had not given them enough training or dispatched enough of them in advance of the flooding to protect the community. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 The woman had pulled herself back up the creek bank by the time rescuers arrived, and she was escorted her back to her car, officials said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Previous attempts to retrieve bodies at such high altitudes have been called off because of the risk of death to the rescuers. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 The rescuers recovered two bodies and were trying to reach two people still believed to be inside, according to the Istanbul governor's office. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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And then there is Jason McGowan, the mere megamillionaire owner of Crumbl Cookies, who could be a BYU savior.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
These under-eye saviors revitalize tired-looking eyes with eight firming peptides and snail mucin to deliver a deep boost of hydration.

— Vivien Lee, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026

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The 6-foot-7 junior center quickly established herself as one of the nation’s best rim protectors after transferring in from Kentucky last season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Mixing puppetry, live theater and Indigenous percussion, the production turns familiar bogeymen into protectors while asking audiences to reconsider who — and what — poses the real danger.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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