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rescue verb
/ˈres.kjuː/ v [T] Definition
to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful or unpleasant situation
The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat.
The government has refused to rescue the company from bankruptcy.
rescuer noun
/ˈres.kjuː.ər/
/-ɚ/ n [C] Two of the rescuers died in a second earthquake.
(Definition of rescue verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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