as in saviors
one that saves from danger or destruction
rescuers went out immediately in search of the lost child
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Recent Examples of rescuers
After the Russian missile struck, footage recorded by Current Time, a Radio Liberty project, captured the girls' mother speaking as rescuers looked through the debris.
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
Mudjitaba says her condition deteriorated as rescuers prepared to lower her from the scene.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Rome’s envoy to the country arrived in the capital Malé on Friday and joined rescuers aboard a coast guard ship, Italy’s foreign ministry said.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The Interior Ministry said the search and rescue operation at apartment building lasted more than 28 hours and hundreds of rescuers sifted through 3,000 cubic meters of rubble.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
In the clip, the startled pup wags its tail and stands with the help of rescuers after it's pulled to safety.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The rescuers were going to inflate airbags underneath the animal, but then the water level rose, and one morning the whale began to swim.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Frustration began to ripple through the crowd of nighttime rescuers.
—Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
But, as rescuers described, one of the borders left their splitboard buddy behind as daylight faded.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
ABC News, 19 May 2026
Mudjitaba says her condition deteriorated as rescuers prepared to lower her from the scene.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Rome’s envoy to the country arrived in the capital Malé on Friday and joined rescuers aboard a coast guard ship, Italy’s foreign ministry said.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The Interior Ministry said the search and rescue operation at apartment building lasted more than 28 hours and hundreds of rescuers sifted through 3,000 cubic meters of rubble.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
In the clip, the startled pup wags its tail and stands with the help of rescuers after it's pulled to safety.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The rescuers were going to inflate airbags underneath the animal, but then the water level rose, and one morning the whale began to swim.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Frustration began to ripple through the crowd of nighttime rescuers.
—Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
But, as rescuers described, one of the borders left their splitboard buddy behind as daylight faded.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rescuers
saviors
Noun
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Presidential fallibility Even the greatest American presidents have not seen themselves as American saviors.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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By making people feel deeply insecure and afraid, the fascists could pose as their saviors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rescuers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rescuers. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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