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GOOD SAMARITAN
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• GOOD SAMARITAN (noun)
The noun GOOD SAMARITAN has 1 sense:
1. a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
Familiarity information: GOOD SAMARITAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("good Samaritan" is a kind of...):
benefactor; helper (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))
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