Samaritan:
(plural: ‘Samaritans‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
the Good Samaritan of Bible parable helping the wounded man
(always with a capital ‘S’) a native or resident of ancient Samaria, also called ‘Shomron’, of the Biblical times, the West Bank between Israel and Palestine;
(often with a small ‘s’) a person who is good and helpful to others, with the full form ‘Good Samaritan’, a character in a Bible story/parable;
(always with a capital ‘S’) a member of an organisation, called ‘the Samaritans’, that offers advice or spiritual guidance to the people in need, by phone or on TV,
a good samaritan, young man helping old lady
My neighbour is a real good Samaritan; she helps my aged father with his grocery when I’m out on business.
The world is not full of evil-doers and criminal; we see some, if not many, samaritans who do their best to make others’ lives happy.
The Good Samaritans often have to bear the blame smeared on them when they unwittingly involve in somebody’s personal affairs and in trying to help them out, exposing them to the public, that may lead that somebody into trouble with the law or with his/her own folks.
