Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who rescues.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who rescues.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
rescues someone or something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who saves something from danger or violence
- noun a person who rescues you from harm or danger
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Examples
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A fatigued, sick, or injured rescuer is a threat to you and others.
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"The last rescuer is out," wrote Laurence Golborne.
Chilean miners rescue: all 33 men out Sam Jones 2010
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A fatigued, sick, or injured rescuer is a threat to you and others.
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Thraxas 'best friend in Twelve Seas, and his frequent rescuer, is a young woman by the name of Makri.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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Thraxas 'best friend in Twelve Seas, and his frequent rescuer, is a young woman by the name of Makri.
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- If a rescuer is picking up your child or pet, photo the rescuer (and the child or pet) and the vehicle they used, their name tag, registration numbers on helicopters, vehicle tag numbers or names of boats.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Top 50 Emergency Uses for Your Camera Phone 2006
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Or, when the hero knows the dog-rescuer is about to be attacked by a zombie, but refuses to heed the advice of the cop and tell her via walkie-talkie to get out of there.
Movie Review: Dawn of the Dead Kevin 2004
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But, since she was dealing with fantasy, that locale isn't set in concrete: Prince Charming, or whatever we might call the rescuer of the play's maiden-in-distress, springs to her temporary rescue as a leaping, kilted Scot, sparkling with giddiness and glee, and his nearby home seems to be a castle.
Leo Stutzin: 'Wild Bride' At The Berkeley Rep: Serious Enchantment Leo Stutzin 2011
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But, since she was dealing with fantasy, that locale isn't set in concrete: Prince Charming, or whatever we might call the rescuer of the play's maiden-in-distress, springs to her temporary rescue as a leaping, kilted Scot, sparkling with giddiness and glee, and his nearby home seems to be a castle.
Leo Stutzin: 'Wild Bride' At The Berkeley Rep: Serious Enchantment Leo Stutzin 2011
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Even if the rescuer is a great, overmuscled, bossy, selfish oaf.
Iraqis Embrace Democracy. Do We? Bret Stephens 2010
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