"redeemer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: redeemers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English redemer, redemar, equivalent to redeem + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|redemer}} Middle English redemer, {{suf|en|redeem|er|id2=agent noun}} redeem + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} redeemer (plural redeemers)
  1. One who redeems; one who provides redemption. Translations (one who redeems): спасител (spasitel) (Bulgarian), избавител (izbavitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), redemptor [masculine] (Catalan), spasitel [masculine] (Czech), verlosser [masculine] (Dutch), pelastaja (Finnish), rédempteur [masculine] (French), Erlöser [masculine] (German), megváltó (Hungarian), redentore [masculine] (Italian), redemptor [masculine] (Latin), odkupiciel [masculine] (Polish), zbawiciel [masculine] (Polish), redentor [masculine] (Portuguese), спаситель (spasitelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), избавитель (izbavitelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), искупитель (iskupitelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), redentor [masculine] (Spanish), redentor [common-gender] (Swedish), manunubos (Tagalog)

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