Timeline for Word or Phrase that means "a person who disregards their life while rescuing people in danger"
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| Nov 1, 2016 at 22:05 | comment | added | SAH | Slightly negative and perhaps mocking to most of us in the West: "martyr" | |
| Jul 31, 2015 at 5:54 | vote | accept | a.s. | ||
| Jun 2, 2015 at 4:40 | comment | added | a.s. | @Brian Hitchcock: I think you are right. If I drop the phrase "without caring for his life" from my headline, either of the words-"selfless, heroic or self-sacrificing" sounds right. | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 8:24 | comment | added | Brian Hitchcock | ...without caring for his life... (which, by the way, becomes redundant once you add the right word in your blank.) | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 8:21 | answer | added | Brian Hitchcock | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 3:46 | comment | added | Drew | Self-sacrificing - my answer in a comment. | |
| May 31, 2015 at 14:23 | comment | added | Dan Bron | @Mari-LouA I do think it's too basic, and could be answered by using a thesaurus, starting at OP's original brave. And no, it is not as easy to write an answer as it is to add a comment, especially from a phone. I'm telling you this from direct experience. None the less, in case you hadn't noticed, since our previous conversation on this topic, I have made a concerted effort to add more answers and fewer comment-answers. But I didn't think this question warranted that treatment. Last point: my broad offer still stands: any user is free to offer any of my comments in his own answer. | |
| May 31, 2015 at 14:18 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @DanBron you really must stop giving answers in comments. If you think the question is too basic, then vote to close it as off-topic. The time it takes to write the comment is the same for an answer, just add a definition and it's done. | |
| May 31, 2015 at 14:15 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 31, 2015 at 13:50 | comment | added | Margana | I prefer "selfless". It has much less of the grandiose (and self-important?) about i.t | |
| May 31, 2015 at 13:30 | answer | added | Centaurus | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 31, 2015 at 13:06 | comment | added | Oldbag | @TimRomano - Yep, "heroic" is the word alright - though it's been watered down by the drama-queen talking-heads on the evening news. I'll up-vote if you make it an answer. | |
| May 31, 2015 at 13:03 | answer | added | Prem | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 31, 2015 at 11:25 | comment | added | TimR | Heroic also contains at its core the idea of a willingness to sacrifice oneself for others. BTW, "not caring about his own life..." or "with no thought for his own safety". | |
| May 31, 2015 at 10:45 | history | edited | brasshat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 31, 2015 at 10:27 | comment | added | Dan Bron | Try selfless. | |
| May 31, 2015 at 10:14 | history | asked | a.s. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |