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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: From the Bible story of a person from Samaria (an area of ancient Palestine) who stopped and helped a man who had been attacked and robbed

Samaritan

 noun
     
Sa‧mar‧i‧tan [countable]

good Samaritan

someone, especially a stranger, who helps you when you have problems or need something
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