self-sacrificer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who offers himself or herself as a sacrifice (as a religious act, for example).
  2. A person who is self-sacrificing, who sacrifices their own benefit for the good of another or others.

Word forms

self-sacrificer self-sacrificers

Etymology

From self- + sacrificer or self-sacrifice + -er.

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