rescuer

noun
/ˈɹɛskjuːə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From rescue + -er.

  1. derived from rescoure
  2. inherited from rescouen
  3. formed as rescuer — “rescue + -er

Definitions

  1. A person who rescues someone or something.

    • As Tarzan’s heavy hand fell upon his shoulder the priest dropped his victim, and turned upon her would-be rescuer.
    • […] an opportunistic relative masquerading as his rescuer, […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at rescuer. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at rescuer. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at rescuer

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA