sauveur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French salveor, sauveor, from Late Latin salvātōrem. By surface analysis, sauver +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /so.vœʁ/

Noun

sauveur m (plural sauveurs, feminine sauveuse)

savior

Usage notes

Not to be confused with sauveteur.

Related terms

salvateur

Further reading

“sauveur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

sauveur

Alternative form of saveour

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French sauveur, from Late Latin salvātor.

Noun

sauveur m (plural sauveurs)

savior

Synonyms

saûveux

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