Samaritan

3 definitions found

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

  Samaritan \Sa*mar"i*tan\, a. [L. Samaritanus.]
     Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine. -- n. A native or
     inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Samaritan
       n : a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of
           trouble [syn: {good Samaritan}]

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

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "Samaritan":
     aid, aider, assister, backer, befriender, benefactor, benefactress,
     benefiter, good Samaritan, good person, help, helper, helping hand,
     jack-at-a-pinch, ministering angel, ministrant, patron, succorer