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Samaritan

/səˈmærɪtn/noun

उच्चारण समैरिटन

परोपकारी व्यक्ति, अनजान की मदद करने वाला

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    a person who helps somebody in trouble, especially a stranger, without expecting anything in return

    परोपकारी व्यक्ति, अनजान की मदद करने वाला

    • A good Samaritan stopped his car and took the injured cyclist to hospital.
    • The Supreme Court's Good Samaritan guidelines protect people who help accident victims.
    • A kind Samaritan paid the taxi fare for the stranded student.
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    • The Good Samaritan law protects those who help road accident victims.
    • The hospital thanked the Samaritan who brought the child in.

    Synonyms helper benefactor rescuer

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

helper benefactor rescuer

⌂Word origin and word building

From the parable of the Good Samaritan in the Bible, in which a traveller from Samaria helped a wounded man whom others had passed by.

बाइबल की Good Samaritan की कथा से, जिसमें Samaria के एक यात्री ने उस घायल की मदद की जिसे दूसरे छोड़ गए थे।

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One-word substitution

A person who helps a stranger in distress is a good Samaritan.

'मुसीबत में पड़े अजनबी की मदद करने वाला' good Samaritan है।

General knowledge

The Good Samaritan law (2016) protects bystanders who help road-accident victims.

Good Samaritan law (2016) सड़क-दुर्घटना में मदद करने वालों की रक्षा करता है।