savior

Etymology

First attested in 1300 as Middle English saveour, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvātor, from salvo. Displaced native Old English hǣlend.

noun

  1. A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
  2. (medicine) A child who is born to provide an organ or cell transplant to a sibling who has an otherwise fatal disease (used in combination, with "sibling", "baby", "child", "brother", "sister", etc.)

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