Rescuer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rescuer \Res"cu*er\ (-k?-?r), n.
     One who rescues.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  rescuer
       n 1: a person who rescues you from harm or danger [syn: {savior},
             {saviour}, {deliverer}]
       2: someone who saves something from danger or violence [syn: {recoverer},
           {saver}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "rescuer":
     Audubon Society, National Wildlife Service, Sierra Club,
     air-sea rescue, coast guard, conservationist, conservator,
     deliverer, forest ranger, freer, game warden, keeper, liberator,
     lifeboat, lifeguard, lifesaver, manumitter, preservationist,
     preserver, ranger, redeemer, safekeeper, saver, savior,
     taxidermist