Redeemer
/rɪˈdiːmər/noun
A person or thing that saves, rescues, or delivers someone from harm, debt, or sin.
Did you know?In Christian usage, Redeemer became a title for Christ, but the word itself comes from a Latin verb used for ransoming captives and recovering what was lost.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deh₃-
“to give”
Latin
Latin
dare
“to give”
Latin
Latin
redimere
“to buy back, ransom, recover”
Old French
OF
redempter
“to redeem, ransom”
Middle English
English
redemer
“one who redeems or ransoms”
Modern English
English
redeemer
“one who redeems, rescues, or saves”
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