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Noun: rescuer  res-kyoo-u(r)
  1. A person who rescues you from harm or danger
    "The firefighter was hailed as a rescuer after rescuing the child from the burning building";
    - savior [N. Amer], saviour [Brit, Cdn], deliverer
     
  2. Someone who saves something from danger or violence
    "The rescuer managed to rescue several valuable paintings from the burning museum";
    - recoverer, saver

Derived forms: rescuers

Type of: actor, benefactor, doer, helper, worker

Encyclopedia: Rescuer