What's the difference between saver and savior?

Saver


Definition:

  • (n.) One who saves.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Chris Pavlou, former vice chairman of Laiki, told Channel 4 news that Anastasiades was given little option by the troika but to accept the draconian terms, which force savers to take a hit for the first time in the fifth bailout of a eurozone country.
  • (2) Kate Connolly , Ian Traynor and Siobhán Dowling cover the "guilt and resentment" Germany's savers feel over pressure to do more to end the euro crisis.
  • (3) There is good evidence in favor of the use of oxygen savers in patients with portable oxygen, but not for their use in conjunction with fixed oxygen installations in the home.
  • (4) So-called "structured" savings accounts promoted heavily by banks and building societies promise savers extra interest if they lock their money away for at least five years.
  • (5) Savers will be allowed to invest up to £15,000 a year in cash accounts, stocks and shares, or any combination of the two.
  • (6) We have used the Haemonetics Cell-Saver autotransfusion technique in over 6,500 cases since 1979, salvaging more than 11,000 units of packed red blood cells.
  • (7) He chose to intervene, and not one saver has lost money.
  • (8) No negative effects were seen in regard to hemofiltration (free hemoglobin and polymorphonuclear elastase; the Cell Saver group had similar values for these variables).
  • (9) They seem to be unaware of the plight of this particular group of British savers.
  • (10) With rates in the doldrums, the news last week that inflation has reached its highest point in the past two-and-a-half years means many cash savers are now losing money in real terms.
  • (11) Blood was salvaged from the operating field of 16 orthopaedic and vascular operations and processed by the Shiley Dideco cell saver for retransfusion.
  • (12) National Savings and Investments, the government backed savings body, has deployed extra staff to deal with a possible last-minute surge from older savers rushing to get their hands on the hugely popular pensioner bonds before they are withdrawn from sale at midnight on Friday.
  • (13) We have long been campaigning on the issue of income drawdown restrictions and so are pleased to see the government taking heed of the plight of these savers.
  • (14) A Downing Street spokesperson said the government would also introduce measures to help savers hit by record low interest rates, after being forced to clarify remarks in the speech that appeared to criticise the Bank of England’s policy of quantitative easing.
  • (15) "However, we now need to balance the interest of savers, the taxpayer and the stability of the financial services market," she said.
  • (16) Regular savings accounts Savers keen to get into the habit of setting aside a regular sum each month can take advantage of several inflation-busting accounts.
  • (17) The Funding for Lending scheme which the government introduced after the financial crisis meant banks and building societies were no longer keen to attract savers’ cash, and they have been making their accounts less and less attractive ever since.
  • (18) In two cases severe bleeding required use of Cell-saver and massive donor blood transfusion.
  • (19) After just one week of the campaign, Ed Miliband has confirmed he’s anti-savers, anti-business and anti-aspiration.
  • (20) Rachel Springall from Moneyfacts.co.uk adds: "Savers would be wise to spread their deposits between a short term fixed deal and an easy access account, that way they can react to market volatility.

Savior


Definition:

  • (v.) One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or danger.
  • (v.) Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Marco Rubio , the Florida senator hailed in the aftermath of the 2012 election as the Republican party’s likely “savior”, suspended his bid to become the first Latino president of the United States on Tuesday.
  • (2) "We always had in mind that if someone from the media or someone would know that we're protesting inside on hunger strike, they would definitely help us and be our saviors and things would go better.
  • (3) Total quality management (TQM) is the newest in a long line of magic formulas which have been touted as saviors for American industry and medicine.
  • (4) International philanthropy and the western world’s desire to eradicate poverty and disease can’t ever truly rid themselves of their imperialist roots; as many critics have pointed out, the white savior industrial complex has never been more pervasive in global culture .
  • (5) So while he may sound like the nice savior who wants to save the children of gay couples in this line of questioning, he's perfectly capable of deciding in the end that Prop 8 should be upheld and is the best law of all time.
  • (6) The family keeps the traditional roles of victim an savior ready to overcome psychosocial crises.
  • (7) The outside world often forgets that the inland west is even there, leading some to turn to savior figures – such as the Bundys – who offer simplistic and bizarre solutions to entrenched problems.
  • (8) Chicago's would-be savior came through again on Saturday, his 75th minute finish into the top of Zac MacMath's net giving the Fire a crucial three points: Magee's six goals in 10 games for the Galaxy had many questioning whether LA was giving too much to get Robbie Rogers.
  • (9) The computer is neither the curse or the savior of the modern dietary department.
  • (10) Inner-city hospitals are both a financial burden and a community savior.
  • (11) Let me be clear about one thing – there’s only one savior and it’s not me,” he answered , somewhat eagerly.
  • (12) The sight of one putative savior, Danny Koevermans, on the verge of tears as he described the experience of playing for "the worst team in the world" during a nine game losing streak in 2012, became an emblematic image of what the Toronto project had become.
  • (13) He is the savior of an exceptional and divinely ordained nation, brought to the precipice of the Obama abyss.
  • (14) A Time magazine cover anointed him “The Republican Savior” and explored “How Marco Rubio became the new voice of the GOP”.
  • (15) Meet Alex Rodriguez - the savior of the little man Read more Rodriguez starred for the Yankees in several offensive categories last season after serving a year-long suspension for admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs.
  • (16) "We are disappointed with the government's lukewarm reaction," said Savior Mwambwa, executive director of the Centre for Trade Policy and Development, Zambia.
  • (17) He’s our hero, the gridiron savior riding in from the west (well, Hueytown, Alabama, anyway) to awaken Florida State football from its long spell of mediocrity, leading the Seminoles to their first national championship game in 15 years.
  • (18) The human tendency, when beset by problems such as these, is to seek a savior in the next new technology-networks in this case.
  • (19) In jail, the corrections officers (COs) are god and master, savior and executioner.
  • (20) To up the difficulty level, the best of the best must do so under heavy scrutiny as NBA draft experts move them up and down their imaginary rankings while fans of terrible teams either look at them either as potential saviors or likely busts.

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