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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'savior', 'Savior': /ˈseɪvjə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈseɪvjɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sāv′yər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sav•ior or sav•iour /ˈseɪvyɚ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. one who rescues:[countable]the savior of the country.
  2. Religion a title of God, esp. of Jesus:[proper noun;often: Savior;the (or a possessive word) + ~]our Savior.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sav•ior  (sāv′yər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:the savior of the country.
  2. Religion(cap.) a title of God, esp. of Christ.
  3. Mythology(cap.) [Class. Myth.]an epithet of Artemis.
Also, sav′iour. 
  • Late Latin salvātor, equivalent. to Latin salvā(re) to save1 + -tor -tor
  • Old French sauvëour
  • Middle English saveour, sauveur 1250–1300
sav′ior•hood′, sav′ior•ship′, n. 
    See -or 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
saviour, US savior /ˈseɪvjə/ n
  1. a person who rescues another person or a thing from danger or harm
Etymology: 13th Century saveour, from Old French, from Church Latin Salvātor the Saviour; see save1
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