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US /ˈres.kjuː.ɚ/ UK /ˈres.kjuː.ə/
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1 noun · a person who saves someone... saviordelivererlifesaver
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Word family
Related forms rescueemergencysalvation

Etymology

Formed from rescue + the agent suffix -er. Rescue entered English through Anglo-French rescure, from re- + escure ("to shake off, drive away"), ultimately from Latin excutere. A rescuer is literally the person who performs a rescue.

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