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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-liv-er
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɪv ər



Definition of deliverer

Origin :
  • c.1200, "save, rescue, set free, liberate," from Old French delivrer "to set free; remove; save, preserve; hand over (goods)," also used of childbirth, from Late Latin deliberare, from de- "away" (see de-) + Latin liberare "to free" (see liberal (adj.)).
  • Childbirth sense in English, "to bring (a woman) to childbirth," is from c.1300. Sense of "hand over, give, give up, yield" is c.1300. in English, which brings it in opposition to its root. Meaning "project, throw" is 1590s. Related: Delivered; delivering.
  • As in savior : noun person who redeems, aids in time of difficulty
  • As in emancipator : noun liberator
  • As in liberator : noun preserver
Example sentences :
  • He was received, if not as a deliverer, at least as a necessary and acceptable expedient.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • After the role of deliverer, that of martyr was not to be despised.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Death the liberator, the deliverer, the pardoner, the peace-maker!
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • It was a beautiful dream, and the Deliverer was to make it come true!
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Me, he would not know if I told him my name, but––he is the Deliverer who will help the clans.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • He called you capitan and said the Deliverer had made you an officer; how about it?
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • And in Peru a brave descendant of the Incas arose as a Deliverer.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Spain » by Mary Platt Parmele
  • He was at once hailed as a deliverer, and made, as it were, painter to the Revolution.
  • Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies
  • Somebody else can just as well become the deliverer and the Buddha.
  • Extract from : « The Buddha » by Paul Carus
  • For the same reason our deliverer could not shoot at him, because it was difficult to aim in the dark.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai

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