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Savior or Saver - What's the difference?

savior | saver |

As nouns the difference between savior and saver

is that savior is a person who rescues another from harm while saver is one who saves.

As a proper noun Savior

is jesus Christ.

savior

English

Alternative forms

* saviour (UK)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A person who rescues another from harm.

    • Derived terms

    * saviouress * saviourhood * saviourship

    Related terms

    * El Salvador * Salvador * Salvatore ----

    saver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who saves.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=71, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= End of the peer show , passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.}}
  • (slang) One who keeps savings more than usual.

    • Derived terms

    * lifesaver

    See also

    These words are easily confused with this one: * savour, savor * saviour, savior

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns ----