redeemer

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /rɪˈdiːmɚ/ UK /rɪˈdiːmə/ See IPA manual

Freq #30106

Meanings

1

noun
a person who saves another person, group, or cause from suffering, danger, failure, or disgrace

Jane imagined that she might become Rochester's redeemer from misery and ruin.
2

noun
a person or organization that buys something back, pays off an obligation, or exchanges a token or security for its value

The bond redeemer paid the holder its full face value at maturity.
3

noun
the Redeemer: a Christian title for Jesus Christ as the savior of humankind

The prayer addresses Christ as the Redeemer who offers forgiveness and salvation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who saves another... savior rescuer deliverer

2 noun · a person or organization... ransomerrepurchaser

3 noun · the redeemer: a christian... Savior Christ

Opposites

oppressor destroyer

Word family

Forms redeemers

Derived forms redeemership

Related forms redeem redemption ransom salvation

Etymology

From Middle English redemer and redemar, formed from redeem + the agent suffix -er. The broad sense is someone who buys back, releases, or saves; Christian use capitalized Redeemer as a title for Jesus, extending the theological idea of humanity being delivered from sin.

Topics

People & Society

External links

# redeemer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈdiːmɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˈdiːmə/
**Frequency rank:** 30106

## Meanings
1. a person who saves another person, group, or cause from suffering, danger, failure, or disgrace
2. a person or organization that buys something back, pays off an obligation, or exchanges a token or security for its value
3. the Redeemer: a Christian title for Jesus Christ as the savior of humankind

## Examples
- Jane imagined that she might become Rochester's redeemer from misery and ruin.
- The bond redeemer paid the holder its full face value at maturity.
- The prayer addresses Christ as the Redeemer who offers forgiveness and salvation.

## Synonyms
- savior
- rescuer
- deliverer
- ransomer

## Antonyms
- oppressor
- destroyer

## Derived Forms
- redeemership

## Related Forms
- redeem
- redemption
- ransom
- salvation

## Etymology
From Middle English redemer and redemar, formed from redeem + the agent suffix -er. The broad sense is someone who buys back, releases, or saves; Christian use capitalized Redeemer as a title for Jesus, extending the theological idea of humanity being delivered from sin.

## Topics
- People & Society

markdown