redeemer

UK: /rɪˈdiːmə^r/ US: (ri dē′mər)

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re•deem•er  (ri dē′mər), n. 

1. a person who redeems.
2. Religion (cap.) Jesus Christ.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see redeem, -er¹

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re•deem /rɪˈdim/   v. [~ + object]

1. to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure.
2. to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction:
   She returned to the pawnbroker's to redeem her watch.
3. Stock Exchange, Business to exchange (bonds, trading stamps, etc.) for money or goods.
4. to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, etc.).
5. Religion to set free or deliver (someone) from captivity, etc., by paying a penalty or ransom:
   paid a ransom to redeem the hostages.
6. to make up for;
   offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.):
   After making that blunder, how will you redeem yourself?

re•deem•a•ble, adj. 
re•deem•er, n. [countable]

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re•deem  (ri dēm′), v.t. 

1. to buy or pay off;
   clear by payment:
   to redeem a mortgage.
2. to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure.
3. to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction:
   to redeem a pawned watch.
4. Stock Exchange, Business to exchange (bonds, trading stamps, etc.) for money or goods.
5. to convert (paper money) into specie.
6. to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, etc.).
7. to make up for;
   make amends for;
   offset (some fault, shortcoming, etc.):
   His bravery redeemed his youthful idleness.
8. to obtain the release or restoration of, as from captivity, by paying a ransom.
9. Religion [Theol.] to deliver from sin and its consequences by means of a sacrifice offered for the sinner.

• Latin redimere, equivalent. to red- red- + -imere, combining form of emere to purchase (compare emptor, ransom)
• Middle French redimer
• late Middle English redemen 1375–1425

Synonyms

• 1. -3. repurchase.
  Redeem, ransom both mean to buy back.
  Redeem is wider in its application than ransom, and means to buy back, regain possession of, or exchange for money, goods, etc.:
  to redeem one's property.
  To ransom is to redeem a person from captivity by paying a stipulated price, or to redeem from sin by sacrifice:
  to ransom a kidnapped child.
• 8, 9. free, liberate, rescue, save.

Antonyms

• 1. abandon.

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Redeemer / rɪˈdiːmə/ noun

1. The Redeemer ⇒ Jesus Christ as having brought redemption to humankind