samaritan noun 1forms 1phrases 1 noun1 •a Good Samaritan formssamaritans Phrases with samaritan Good SamaritanA person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.
Samaritan UK /səˈmæɹɪtən/US /səˈmɛɹɪtən/noun 3adjective 1forms 1phrases 1 noun3 •A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region. •A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37). •(UK) A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public. adjective1 •Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans. formsSamaritans Phrases with Samaritan Good SamaritanA person who helps someone in distress out of their own good nature.